Matt Fitzpatrick warmed up for his US Open title defence next week with a solid four-under 68 but the line of post-round questions centred less on the five birdies that he had just made in Canada and more on what he made of this week’s news.
The World No. 8’s opinion was always going to be sought after and he was playing it straight with his thoughts on the proposed deal with the PIF. Fitzpatrick is back playing some of his best golf and that’s what he wants to focus on, doing what he did at Brookline, beating the best.
