DUBLIN, Ohio – Matthew Fitzpatrick’s final few holes proved very profitable.
After a 50-minute weather delay, Fitzpatrick birdied three of his last six holes to shoot the round of the day Sunday – a 4-under 68 that vaulted him into solo third at the Memorial. That earned him $641,700, but the late surge was also good news for his fill-in caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay.
With Fitzpatrick’s regular caddie Billy Foster not returning to the U.S. until the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in two weeks, Mackay offered to step in for this fortnight at Muirfield Village. Fitzpatrick tied for 27th last week and then posted his second top-10 of the year.