'The transformation in Fitzpatrick's game is truly extraordinary'

"I cannot think of a more deserving person to have joined golf's major winner club than Matt Fitzpatrick," says Sky Sports' Jamie Weir.

Fitzpatrick won the US Open at Brookline on Sunday night after holding off playing partner Will Zalatoris in a thrilling final round.

Victory puts the 27-year-old from Sheffield in good company after becoming just the second man - after the great Jack Nicklaus - to win the US Amateur and US Open at the same venue.

"His painstaking diligence and dedication to his craft is quite incredible to behold. He leaves no stone unturned in his determination to get better every day. His yardage books are like encyclopaedias; every shot he's hit - in tournament play, practice rounds, even casual knocks with pals - is jotted down, to refer back to and learn from," said Weir.

"This year his relentless hard work has paid off, taking his game to an entirely new level. He's consistently challenged on the PGA Tour, without quite getting one over the line, contended at the PGA Championship and now has landed one of the game's most coveted titles.

"The transformation in his game is truly extraordinary. Previously viewed as one of the shorter hitters in golf, he's now right up there amongst the longer players. I walked nine holes with him on Thursday; he was playing alongside Dustin Johnson - renowned for hitting the ball a country mile - and Fitz outdrove him on several occasions.

"At the monster 15th he was the only player all week I saw drive it over the path which dissects the fairway - some 375 yards off the tee! During the final round many of the game's big guns - Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm - attempted to drive the green at the short par 4 5th. None of them managed it. Fitz did.

"In his