ROCHESTER, NEW YORK | Even a blind pig finds an acorn occasionally. I know that old saw to be true because I found one in June last year. On the eve of the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, I wrote an article about English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick, suggesting he was a serious contender to win that historic event. “Fitzpatrick Quietly Arrives” was the headline on my story with “Englishman Emerges As Major Force In Brookline Return” as the subhead.
The article ran to 1,500 words or so, and its last words were: “Watch out for Fitzpatrick. You won’t hear him, but you’ll see him on leaderboards as he goes quietly and impressively about his business.” Four days later, one man was top of the leaderboard, had both hands clasped firmly around the large trophy and a smile as wide as the Charles River on his face. His name was Matt Fitzpatrick.
Forgive this intrusion of immodesty. I don’t mean to suggest that I get it right very often, because I don’t. It may be one of the few times in nearly 50 years of golf writin...
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