Matt Fitzpatrick's US Open win to 'supercharge' Manchester-based Castore's expansion, boss says

The co-founder of sportwear brand Castore has hailed the exposure from Matt Fitzpatrick's US Open win as "priceless" that will help "supercharge" the brand's expansion across the Atlantic.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Tom Beahon revealed how England's new golf superstar can help the brand crack America. He also revealed the Manchester-headquartered company could welcome new outside investment in the next six months and said he and his brother Phil, who he set up the business with, are keeping an open mind over whether to go public.

Mr Beahon also lifted the lid on how 2022 has been for Castore so far, its main challenges and upping its job creation expectations from 150 to 200 by the end of the year. Matt Fitzpatrick's famous win at golf's US Open comes only a few months after Castore signed a partnership deal with the two-time Ryder Cup player.

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Mr Fitzpatrick made his debut as a Castore athlete at the first golf major of the year, The Masters. Pictures and footage from his final round at last week's US Open have been shown across the world following his famous win, with Castore also feeling the impact.

Mr Beahon said: "It was an absolutely phenomenal performance by Matt. To win the US Open, which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in golf and is watched by millions of people all over the world as well as for him to be wearing Castore is firstly a privilege for us.

"It is also a massive opportunity for us to expand our brand, not just in the US, but globally. We get live updates of how our websites are performing and we've seen a significant increase in traffic even in the 12 hours since Matt won.

"The scale of the