Newcastle United fans were quick off the mark to discover Matt Fitzpatrick’s previous comments about their club. The Sheffield-born golfer made history on Sunday by winning the US Open - his first major honour despite competing on the PGA Tour since 2014.
Speaking after the triumph, Fitzpatrick said: “It is so cliché but it's stuff you dream of as a kid. To achieve it, I can retire as a happy man tomorrow.
"It's what you grow up dreaming of winning and I've worked so hard for such a long time. I had the big monkey on my back for not winning over here. It is all everybody talked about and to do it in a major, there's nothing better.”
