LOS ANGELES — Matthew Fitzpatrick arrived in Southern California very early Monday morning on a chartered flight in from Toronto.
But before he could even take a good look at Los Angeles Country Club, the defending U.S. Open champion was hit with a question about the biggest story in the sport.
Fitzpatrick, ahead of the third major championship of the season, was asked repeatedly about the PGA Tour’s proposed new partnership with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour on Monday afternoon — a sign of what’s to come this week as the latest episode of the saga overshadows tournaments yet again.