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While Matt Fitzpatrick celebrated emphatically with his family after sealing his first major championship victory at the U.S. Open Sunday, runner-up Will Zalatoris could do nothing but watch.
For the second major tournament in a row, the 25-year-old American came up just short of a career-defining win. A 14-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would’ve sent him to a playoff with Fitzpatrick rolled short-left of the cup, giving the Englishman a well-deserved victory and Zalatoris yet another second-place finish.
