Will Zalatoris or Matt Fitzpatrick can win their first PGA event at the U.S. Open. There is a time and a place for this.
The United States Open course at The Country Club felt like the toughest test in golf on a cool, windy day.
The U.S. Open was all about survival.
Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick were able to keep the damage to a minimum, giving them another chance at a major championship.
Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship last month at Southern Hills, made only one bogey and shot a 3-under 67.
Zalatoris said it felt like he shot a 61. I was able to get away with a lot of things.
Fitzpatrick was in the last group. He won the U.S. Amateur at The Country Club and is back there. He was steady and scored three goals in the last five holes.
They didn't make a double bogey.
Jon Rahm was knocked out of the lead on the final hole. The Spaniard thought he had seen it all when he played a shot from the base of a tree on the eighth hole.
The first shot from the fairway was close to rolling into his footprints. His next shot found a plugged lie in a greenside Bunker, and two putts later he had a 71 and was behind.
He was not upset with his swing on the last hole. He didn't notice his ball was in the sand because it was getting dark. The USGA maximized television exposure by sending the last group off at 1:45 p.m. Maybe he tried too hard.
He was not interested in looking at anything but ahead.
He said that he was only one shot back. The important thing is that.
The last time the U.S. Open was held at The Country Club, Zalatoris and Fitzpatrick shared the lead after 54 holes.
It's not like he had the right to lead. The last of eight players who had at least a share of the lead at some point was the last one, and he was Rahm. Three of them did not finish among the top 10.
On the seventh and 13th holes, he had double bogeys and could have had a third, but he missed a 25-foot putt. He ended with a score of 77.
There were seven players going into Saturday who made at least one double bogey.
There was a list of people who weren't on it. A putter that wasn't behaving was the main cause of his slow bleed. He didn't score in his round of 73, but he did make a goal.
This U.S. Open wasn't settled.
It was one of the most difficult days I've had in a long time. I did well on the back nine. I thought I played the back nine at even par was really good. I stayed in the tournament. I was only attempting to do that. Continue to hang around.
After a wild third round, Fitzpatrick was listed as a +330 favorite at the casino.
There were 23 players who were under par. Nine of them are separated by 3 shots.
The local star is probably not the Francis Ouimet variety, but he heard his name being shouted loudly and proudly as he marched up the 18th green. He said it was the highlight of his life.
They were given reason to be happy. After being three over through seven holes, Bradley responded with passion and a 69.
He was 2 shots behind the leaders. Dahmen, who didn't have a bogey in his round of 74, stayed in the game because he didn't have any mistakes.
Seven players broke par and the average score was 73.50. Denny McCarthy was able to make the cut on the number. The leaders arrived at the course. He was in a tie for 11th at the end of the day.
The US Open was like that.
Dahmen knew it would be difficult. I didn't know it would be that difficult.
The AP contributed.
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