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Matt Fitzpatrick made a miraculous birdie on the 16th hole in the first round of the championship open to the Royal Portrush on Thursday.
Fitzpatrick, 30, struck a capricious iron shot which left him 13 meters from the pin and at the bottom of a hill. When he aligned himself to hit his second blow, he was well below the hole.
Despite a difficult shot, Fitzpatrick dipped in his flea shot for a birdie. The English golfer could not have landed his shot more perfectly, because he slammed the bottom of the flag and in the hole.
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Matt Fitzpatrick, of England, recognizes the crowd in the 18th Green during the first day of the 153rd championship open to the Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 17, 2025 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
The Birdie moved Fitzpatrick in equality for first place at 4 sous. Fitzpatrick is tied with Jacob Skov Olesen and Haotong Li, who are when writing these lines at the top of the ranking.
Fitzpatrick started the day well with an eagle on the second hole. He immediately made a blow with a Bogey on the third hole.
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Matt Fitzpatrick, of England, plays on the 1st hole in the first round of the British Golf Championship Open at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, in Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Ap photo / Jon Super)
However, this bogey would be the only bogey of Fitzpatrick’s day, because he had one by or better on each hole after that.
Fitzpatrick had played in the open -air golf, when he had finished tied for the eighth of the Rocket Classic at the end of June and finished in fourth place at Open Scottish last week.
Matt Fitzpatrick, of England, plays the 7th hole in the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, in Northern Ireland, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Photo / Francisco Seco)
Fitzpatrick won two career victories in the PGA Tour, with one of them in a major, because he won US Open 2022. The last tournament he won was the RBC heritage in 2023.
Fitzpatrick attended the Northwestern University and became a pro in 2014.
