Sport’s most memorable moments of 2022 – No 3: Golf

From US Open glory for Matt Fitzpatrick to Tiger's emotional farewell to St Andrews via a Ko masterclass and LIV fireworks

Matt Fitzpatrick, holding a one-stroke lead, tugs his tee shot into a bunker on the final hole at Brookline's Country Club. Heads are in hands. Will Zalatoris lurks with intent. What followed, under intense pressure, was one of the finest recoveries in major championship history. From sand and 160 yards, Fitzpatrick's iron shot finished within 20ft of the cup. It was a hit-and-hope," a beaming Fitzpatrick said later of that epic moment of sporting theatre.