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Did Players Championship fans rattle Matt Fitzpatrick during the final round at TPC Sawgrass?
Matt Fitzpatrick hits his tee shot on Sunday on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass. Getty Images There was noise. As they walked toward the 17th green, you could hear it.
U-S-A. U-S-A. U-S-A.
“It does have a little feeling of a Ryder Cup,” announcer Dan Hicks said on NBC’s broadcast. On the 18th tee, you heard things again, though this time it was a few boos in the direction of Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick , who was all squared with American Cameron Young on the 72nd hole of the Players Championship played at TPC Sawgrass in, yes, U-S-A. But there, Fitzpatrick laughed.
After all, he said afterward, all of it was just noise. He said he’s used to it — though he did say that you probably wouldn’t hear it back in his home. But did it influence play?