{"id":43166,"date":"2026-07-27T20:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/43166\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:13:13","slug":"what-alex-fitzpatrick-believes-is-seriously-underrated-about-cameron-youngs-game-i-dont-think-people-realise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/43166\/","title":{"rendered":"What Alex Fitzpatrick believes is seriously underrated about Cameron Young\u2019s game, \u2018I don\u2019t think people realise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alex Fitzpatrick has suggested that many people simply do not realise just how good Cameron Young\u2019s short game is, as he issued his verdict on the year the American has had. <\/p>\n

It has been a breakout 12 months for Young. He went into last year\u2019s Wyndham Championship still awaiting a first victory on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

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Of course, he subsequently proved to be Team USA\u2019s best player at the 2025 Ryder Cup, with Young beating Justin Rose in the Sunday singles to set the tone on a dramatic final day at Bethpage Black. <\/p>\n

Young has backed that up with victories this year at The Players Championship and the Cadillac Championship. <\/p>\n

The win at TPC Sawgrass was particularly significant to Alex Fitzpatrick<\/a>, as it was his brother Matt who lost out to Young over the final few holes. <\/p>\n

Young actually played alongside Alex Fitzpatrick while the pair were at Wake Forest University together.<\/p>\n

And speaking on the No Laying Up<\/a> podcast, the 27-year-old explained that he has not been in the slightest bit surprised to see the success Young has had over the last year. <\/p>\n

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\u201cCam was one of the very few people that I\u2019ve played golf with and been like, \u2018wow, this is seriously good\u2019. So for the longest time I couldn\u2019t believe that he hadn\u2019t done as well as he hoped. I honestly believe that this year is the golf that he would be playing for a long time,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe just hits the ball a long way, his approach play\u2019s great. I don\u2019t think people realise how good his hands are, his short game is a joke. And then once he finds the putter hot, it\u2019s hard to catch. I\u2019ve always felt like he was going to do really well, it was just more a matter of time than anything else. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s great, I love him to bits, he\u2019s not changed since college. He mumbles all the time. People think he\u2019s unhappy, but he\u2019s not. He doesn\u2019t change, which I think is the best thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why Cameron Young may be so frustrated with his putting during the 2026 season<\/p>\n

What will perhaps frustrate Young more than anything is the problems he has had with his putting this year, just as almost every other part of his game has improved. <\/p>\n

Young was actually seventh on the PGA Tour<\/a> for strokes gained putting during the 2025 season. <\/p>\n

He has fallen to 89th this year. Meanwhile, his strokes gained around the green ranking has improved from 107th to 34th. <\/p>\n

The Open Championship was something of a return to form for the 29-year-old. For some time on Sunday at Royal Birkdale, it appeared that Young may have actually got to the winning score before Ryan Fox made a stunning birdie on the last. <\/p>\n

That week saw Young\u2019s first top 40 finish since the PGA Championship. So perhaps everyone should expect a strong end to the season now that he is potentially back on track. <\/p>\n

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