Matt Fitzpatrick has declared he had got “the monkey off his back”, after ending his American hoodoo with a first Major title at the US Open.
The 27-year-old Englishman has regularly been reminded of his failure to win on the PGA Tour, despite tournament success in the US as an amateur. But he broke his duck after a thrilling head-to-head with playing partner Will Zalatoris which went down to the wire and resulted in him winning by a single stroke.