Gary Player’s response when asked if Matt Fitzpatrick could win as many majors as Nick Faldo in 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick’s career really took off when he won the US Open back in 2022. Fitzpatrick fended off Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris at The Country Club at Brookline four years ago to win a major championship for the first time.
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Matt Fitzpatrick’s career really took off when he won the US Open back in 2022. Fitzpatrick fended off Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris at The Country Club at Brookline four years ago to win a major championship for the first time. Just after Fitzpatrick’s win, Gary Player spoke about the Englishman’s hopes of emulating Sir Nick Faldo’s haul of six major championship wins.
When Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open in 2022 he was just 28 – two years younger than Nick Faldo was when he recorded his first major victory. Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Unfortunately for the five-time PGA Tour winner, he has been unable to add to his major tally since then. Gary Player had words of advice for Fitzpatrick after he won the US Open, and he gave his opinion on the Englishman’s chances of winning six or more majors.
Gary Player said whether Matt Fitzpatrick could win as many majors as Nick Faldo Player was speaking to the PA news agency back in 2022 after Fitzpatrick reigned supreme at The Country Club at Brookline. The topic of Nick Faldo’s six major victories came up and Player made a comment about Fitzpatrick’s hopes of doing the same. On whether Fitzpatrick can match Faldo’s haul of six majors, Player said: “Yes, it’s possible but highly unlikely he will match Nick Faldo’s record but you have to have that dream.
“It’s no more difficult to win nowadays than it was many years ago. You think the players are as good as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd? No I don’t think they are as good.