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Scottie Scheffler has admitted he felt the American crowd were 'cordial' during his tantalising play-off defeat to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.The world No 1 finished as runner-up once again, just days after missing out on Masters glory to Rory McIlroy.Before the final round took place, Fitzpatrick suggested that his rival would have the American spectators on his side.That was certainly the case, with the home fans cheering Scheffler on raucously while creating a hostile atmosphere for his opponent.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Much to their dismay, Fitzpatrick was able to reign supreme.

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Scheffler was impressed by how they conducted themselves, however, and thanked them for their support."It's nice always to get some support from the crowd," stated the 29-year-old."I thought they were pretty cordial in terms of cheering for me and not cheering against Fitzy, so I was definitely appreciative of that."Scheffler then proceeded to lament his putting, while...

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Matt Fitzpatrick secured his second PGA Tour triumph in just four weeks after defeating world number one Scottie Scheffler in a dramatic play-off at the RBC Heritage.The Sheffield golfer clinched victory by sinking a 12-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole, propelling himself to a career-best third position in the global rankings.It marks a stunning turnaround for the 31-year-old, who was languishing at 85th in the world as recently as last May.The Englishman's latest success came despite facing vocal support for his American opponent throughout the final round at Harbour Town.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Fitzpatrick dismissed concerns about the hostile reception but delivered a pointed reminder to the partisan American crowd about Europe's Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage last October."Americans are incredibly patriotic.

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I guess the only issue is they just have shorter memories because we won in October," he remarked.The Ryder Cup winner, who appeared to cup his ear towards...

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