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Matt Fitzpatrick bested Scottie Scheffler successful a playoff astatine nan RBC Heritage this play successful what became a roadworthy crippled for him.
The Hilton Head, South Carolina, crowd was quickly pulling for Scheffler, a Texan, to complete nan comeback complete Fitzpatrick, who was calved successful England.
Chants of "USA" rang out, which irked broadcasting fable Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
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Matthew Fitzpatrick of England is congratulated by Scottie Scheffler of nan United States aft winning nan RBC Heritage astatine Harbour Town Golf Links successful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, connected April 19, 2026. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
"I put connected nan RBC Classic ... and I could not judge nan 18th spread erstwhile Scottie Scheffler was making a comeback against Matt Fitzpatrick. Did anyone spot nan crowd?" Russo began for his "What Are You Mad About" conception connected Wednesday's version of ESPN's "First Take.
"They were singing 'USA, USA' stepping down nan 18th fairway! This is not nan Ryder Cup. We're not fighting Britain successful a warfare for crying retired loud! In a play tournament? At nan RBC? [Fitzpatrick] freaking lives successful Miami!.. This is not nan '80 Olympics!
Scheffler and Fitzpatrick some person starred successful each of nan erstwhile 3 Ryder Cups, pinch Fitzpatrick's European squad winning nan past two. Fitzpatrick and Scheffler faced disconnected successful Friday foursomes successful nan astir caller event.
Scottie Scheffler of Team United States and Matt Fitzpatrick of Team Europe shingle hands connected nan 15th greenish during nan Friday greeting foursomes matches of nan 2025 Ryder Cup astatine Bethpage State Park Golf Course successful Farmingdale, New York, connected Sept. 26, 2025. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour)
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It is hardly nan first clip USA chants were heard astatine a regularly-sanctioned play event. The aforementioned DeChambeau heard USA chants while going for his 2nd U.S. Open against McIlroy. Scheffler went 1-4 successful his 5 matches astatine Bethpage Black successful September, beating Rory McIlroy 1 up successful their Sunday singles match. Fitzpatrick squandered a 5 up lead to Bryson DeChambeau to decorativeness each square.
The New York Ryder Cup crowd was blasted by media, and golfers, alike, which had been a interest moreover earlier nan event. However, that disapproval came owed to overmuch much than elemental USA chants.
McIlroy was deed pinch the worst of it, whether it was telling him his woman was "a four," asking astir Amanda Balionis amid a antecedently rumored fling (with his woman specified feet away), dropping F-bombs, aliases changeless reminders of nan 2024 U.S. Open astatine Pinehurst No. 2.
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo speaks connected shape astatine SiriusXM's Bar A astatine The Jersey Shore successful Lake Como, N.J., connected July 26, 2024. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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Thankfully for Fitzpatrick, he didn't get deed that hard. But nan crowd still made it known who they were backing.
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