Fleetwood braces for extreme Ryder Cup | Golf News

Tommy Fleetwood is bracing for an “extreme atmosphere” when the Ryder Cup kicks off at Bethpage Black on Friday, but the Team Europe standout has nothing but reward for the New York followers thus far.

Fleetwood is coming into his fourth Ryder Cup and serves as a key element of Luke Donald’s squad, which goals to retain its crown following a commanding triumph in Rome two years in the past. Few have witnessed the peaks and valleys of arguably golf’s most prestigious event just like the beloved Englishman, who has savored overwhelming victories in Paris and Rome, sandwiched around a devastating loss at Whistling Straits.

All of this means he understands precisely the affect home benefit wields in the Ryder Cup, and an antagonistic Long Island viewers is anticipated to be a major weapon for Team USA captain Keegan Bradley when competitors commences – though it has been advised the home supporters might flip against the Americans if Europe positive factors momentum.

Fleetwood acknowledges the power shall be vastly different when play begins on Friday, but he informed reporters on Wednesday that he has only encountered optimistic interactions with spectators during his apply rounds.

“Everybody was amazing yesterday. Like I say, look, the sort of job of the home crowd is to support the home team. You wouldn’t hold anything against anybody in that way,” Fleetwood said.

“But yesterday they were amazing. They were very supportive of us, and it’s important. The Ryder Cup, first as golfers, it’s the biggest showcase of the sport that we get, comes along every two years.

“I look back at my favourite Ryder Cup moments and pictures that I may need hit, without the crowds, it isn’t fairly the same. It just does not really feel the same. That’s such a enormous half of that.

“To engage with them here is really important. It’s great. It’s great to soak up that atmosphere, whether it’s home or away. Like I say, they were all amazing yesterday.

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“I cherished interacting with them. I cherished signing stuff, seeing the youngsters and all of that. I believed that was great.”

Fleetwood, the current FedEx Cup holder following his maiden PGA Tour triumph at the Tour Championship last month, acknowledges the energy at the Ryder Cup surpasses any other competition, though he insists he’s prepared to manage the commotion.

“It’s different when it is go time, like when it is time to play. I believe that’s like every other match, besides this one is hyped up.

“When it’s time to play, I’ve always felt like I really just want to focus on my game, focus on each shot, try and get into my bubble as much as possible, especially when I’m coming in to play my shots.

“That’s no different in the Ryder Cup; it is just it is an extreme environment. It’s the most extreme environment that we get. But the group is such a enormous half of the Ryder Cup.”