Zalatoris at this point was four adrift.īirdies for Zalatoris at the 7th and 9th hauled him to within one of Fitzpatrick and Scheffler as the putters of his two opponents suddenly turned cold.Ī Zalatoris birdie at the short 11th meant a two-shot lead at six under. After Fitzpatrick drove the green at that same, short par four, he surged to minus six. Scheffler joined him with a birdie at the 5th. Fitzpatrick birdied the 3rd to take the lead at five under. Fitzpatrick and Scheffler, conversely, looked inspired. It was all everybody talked about and to do it in a major, there’s nothing better.”Ī wobbly start by Zalatoris saw him play the first three holes in two over. “I had the big monkey on my back of not winning in the United States. “It’s what you grow up dreaming of winning and I’ve worked so hard for such a long time,” he said.
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