US Open: Tommy Fleetwood sets new major landmark after ‘amazing’ final-round 63 in Los Angeles
Tommy Fleetwood becomes just the fourth player in history to post multiple 63s in majors, following on from Greg Norman, Vijay Singh and Brooks Koepka; Fleetwood missed a birdie putt at the final hole of the US Open to match the men’s major record of 62
Tommy Fleetwood threatened to post the lowest round in men’s major history on his way to setting a new US Open record during the final round in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old went into the final round at Los Angeles Country Club some 12 strokes off the pace, only to charge up the leaderboard with another spectacular major Sunday.
Fleetwood mixed two eagles and four birdies with a lone bogey during the final day, becoming just the fourth player in history to card multiple majors 63s and become the first to shoot 63 at the US Open twice.
Missed a six-footer on the first, missed a five-footer on the last, and then everything in between was really, really good,” Fleetwood said. “I hit some amazing golf shots. Amazing coming down the stretch and playing so well and shooting those scores on a Sunday in a US Open.”
Fleetwood missed from five feet at the par-five first but birdied the next and eagled the driveable par-four sixth after a stunning tee shot, with back-to-back gains from the eighth seeing the Englishman race to the turn in 30.
A close-range birdie at the 11th and 20-foot eagle at the 14th took Fleetwood to eight under for the day, putting the US Open record of 62 set by Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele in the opening round under threat, only to bogey the 16th after finding a fairway bunker off the tee.
