England's new major star? Fitzpatrick's journey to US Open glory

Matt Fitzpatrick has been a major winner in waiting for several years, with the Englishman finally joining the exclusive club with his impressive victory at the 122nd US Open.

Fitzpatrick finished a shot clear of world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris in Brookline, the same venue where he won the US Amateur in 2013, to claim a maiden major victory and break into the world's top 10 for the first time.

The 27-year-old's success sees him become only the second Englishman in the last 50 years to win the US Open, with Fitzpatrick the first player to make the event their first PGA Tour title since Graeme McDowell did the same in 2010.

Fitzpatrick's first professional victory in America completes an impressive rise through the golfing ranks, with the two-time Ryder Cup player now setting his sights on more major honours.

Fitzpatrick enjoyed plenty of success as an amateur and sat top of the amateur world rankings after winning the 2013 US Amateur - a tournament featuring Bryson DeChambeau, current world No 1 Scheffler, Olympic gold medallist Xander Schauffele and PGA Tour player Zalatoris - before wasting no time to impress as a professional.

His rooked campaign on the DP World Tour saw him post more top-10s than any other player, with his season highlight being a two-shot victory and his maiden professional title at the 2015 British Masters.

Fitzpatrick had jumped from outside the world's top 400 to inside the world's top 50 in less than a year, with a top-10 finish on his Masters debut the following April and another victory at Nordea Masters later that year booking a Ryder Cup debut as part of Darren Clarke's European side at Hazeltine.

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