Matthew Fitzpatrick cracks underrated joke after first round of Zurich Classic
Matthew Fitzpatrick and his brother Alex started strongly at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour.
Matthew Fitzpatrick joked his opening round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside his younger brother Alex was the most fun he had in days after the duo raced out of the blocks.
Last week Matthew captured his first 'regular' season PGA Tour title with a thrilling victory over Jordan Spieth in extra holes at Harbour Town Golf Links at the designated RBC Heritage.
And he continued his good form alongside his younger brother Alex at TPC Louisiana, the pair combining to shoot a bogey-free 62 at the Pete Dye-designed course to share a tie for the lead.
Matthew later told the media he hated the phrase 'ham and egg it' because he's English, but noted he 'dovetailed' with Alex extremely well.
The U.S. Open champion said:
Alex added:
Matt joked:
Elsehwere, Sungjae Im and Keith Mitchell combined to shoot the same score as the Fitzpatrick brothers and reach 10-under after 18 holes.
David Lipsky and England's Aaron Rai are also tied for the lead.
The defending champions of this team event are Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. They went wire-to-wire last year but started slowly on day one.
This is the sixth year that the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is being played with the two-man team format, which was introduced in 2017.
It was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic.
The teams play four-ball in the first and third rounds, and foursomes in the second and final rounds.
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