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Matt Fitzpatrick Talks About Life After Winning a Golf Major

Having won the U.S. Open in June, Fitzpatrick could triumph at the BMW PGA Championship.

Moments after Matt Fitzpatrick, who was 27 years old at the time, won the U.S. Open golf tournament in June by one stroke.Credit...Aaron Doster/USA Today Sports via Reuters

In June, Matt Fitzpatrick’s life changed when he won the U.S. Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., by one stroke over Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler.

That’s what happens when a golfer breaks through to capture one of the sport’s four major tournaments.