Matt Fitzpatrick says how the crowd treated him at the Valspar Championship after being heckled during The Players
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Matthew Fitzpatrick has opened up on how the crowds behaved during the Valspar Championship one week after a controversial ending to The Players Championship. There was a remarkable atmosphere towards the end of the PGA Tour’s flagship event, with the majority of the crowd making it clear that they wanted Cameron Young to get across the line ahead of Fitzpatrick. There were chants of USA.
Meanwhile, a small section of spectators seemed to heckle Fitzpatrick as he played the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass. Fitzpatrick insisted the crowd was significantly worse at Bethpage during last year’s Ryder Cup. But it was still a big surprise to witness such a divide at a PGA Tour event.
Matthew Fitzpatrick reacts to the crowds at the Valspar Championship The Englishman put that disappointment behind him to win at the Valspar Championship this past week. He did not make a single bogey over the weekend on his way to securing his first victory in the States in almost three years. And afterwards, Fitzpatrick spoke about how the spectators behaved towards him during the tournament.
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images “No, no, it doesn’t affect me. This has been like the best week ever, because I had two people offer to pay for my dinner this week. One person did pay for my dinner, and the other person we ended up having a fight at Carvor about it, about who is paying for whose dinner.
So, yeah, everyone was awesome,” he said. “There was a group of four or five kids following me today, like screaming every shot, supporting me every shot, followed me the whole round. Like, I really felt like a lot of support this week.