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Matt Majendie

Major step up for Matt Fitzpatrick as caddie Billy Foster ends years of hurt with US Open win

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.

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