DUBLIN, Ohio – Matthew Fitzpatrick’s last holes have proven to be very profitable.
After a 50-minute delay, Fitzpatrick killed three of his last six holes to turn Sunday’s round – a 4-under 68 that took him to third place at Memorial. That earned him $ 641,700, but the recent hike was also good news for his filling cart, Jim “Bones” Mackay.
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Along the way he impressed Mackay, who spent 25 years in Phil Mickelson’s bag.
golf can have – which he has in spades – is the ability to read greens,” Mackay said. “He’s an amazing green-reader, and I think that’s going to take him a long way in this game." data-reactid="24">“It has a lot of hits, and for me the most underrated skill that a professional golfer can have – which he has in spades – is the ability to read greens,” said Mackay. “He is an extraordinary ecological reader, and I think this will take him very far in this game.
“It’s longer than I thought it would be. Is good. He is really well. And the thing I told him today is that his game is really perfect for the majors. It may not be so beautiful in Palm Springs, but my goodness: you arrive at the US Open, you arrive on these difficult fields with a little difficulty, and it can do a lot of damage. “
