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As Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick separated themselves down the stretch at the 2026 Players, there was no question who the crowd wanted to win.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. ā As Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick separated themselves down the stretch at the 2026 Players Championship , there was no question who the crowd wanted to win. The TPC Sawgrass fans came out in droves this week, selling out tickets from Friday to Sunday and setting an overall attendance record, with more than 200,000 spectators parading around the grounds throughout the week.
Down the stretch, they crowded around the closing stretch to watch Young and Fitzpatrick battle it out. And they had a clear favorite: Young. Fitzpatrick was the target of many jeers and boos, and at times he was laughing before hitting shots at what the crowds were saying.
"The crowd, that was literally child's play compared to Bethpage," Fitzpatrick said. "If they think that that was anything, then they need to reassess. Get yourself up to New York.
Matt Fitzpatrick on the crowd down the stretch. "That was literally child's play compared to Bethpage. If they think that that was anything, then they need to reassess.