Alex Fitzpatrick might be about to come out of his big brother's shadow at the British Open. He is defying his world ranking of No. 561 and the pressure of playing his first major to move into contention after a 6-under 65 in his third round. That left ...
STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press HOYLAKE, England — Two brothers teed off within an hour and a half of each other in the third round of the British Open.
“I told them to go focus on him,” said Matt, the U.S. Open champion last year and the older of the siblings by four years. “That’s more important. This is my, what, ninth? So they’ve seen all nine of those.” He birdied three of his last four holes to shoot 6-under 65 and move into a tie for ninth place at Hoylake, a highly improbable scenario for a player ranked No. 561 and who has golfed in his brother’s shadow.
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