Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo takes issue with 'USA' chants as Scottie Scheffler faced British golfer in playoff

Matt Fitzpatrick bested Scottie Scheffler successful a playoff astatine the RBC Heritage this play successful what became a roadworthy crippled for him.

The Hilton Head, South Carolina, assemblage was rapidly pulling for Scheffler, a Texan, to implicit the comeback implicit 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 the United States aft winning the RBC Heritage astatine Harbour Town Golf Links successful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, connected April 19, 2026. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

"I enactment connected the RBC Classic ... and I could not judge the 18th spread erstwhile Scottie Scheffler was making a comeback against Matt Fitzpatrick. Did anyone spot the crowd?" Russo began for his "What Are You Mad About" conception connected Wednesday's variation of ESPN's "First Take.

"They were singing 'USA, USA' walking down the 18th fairway! This is not the Ryder Cup. We're not warring Britain successful a warfare for crying retired loud! In a play tournament? At the RBC? [Fitzpatrick] freaking lives successful Miami!.. This is not the '80 Olympics!

Scheffler and Fitzpatrick some person starred successful each of the erstwhile 3 Ryder Cups, with Fitzpatrick's European squad winning the past two. Fitzpatrick and Scheffler faced disconnected successful Friday foursomes successful the astir caller event.

Scottie Scheffler of Team United States and Matt Fitzpatrick of Team Europe shingle hands connected the 15th greenish during the Friday greeting foursomes matches of the 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 the archetypal clip USA chants were heard astatine a regularly-sanctioned play event. The aforementioned DeChambeau heard USA chants portion 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 pb to Bryson DeChambeau to decorativeness each square.

The New York Ryder Cup assemblage was blasted by media, and golfers, alike, which had been a interest adjacent earlier the event. However, that disapproval came owed to overmuch much than elemental USA chants.

McIlroy was deed with 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, oregon changeless reminders of the 2024 U.S. Open astatine Pinehurst No. 2.

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo speaks connected signifier 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, helium didn't get deed that hard. But the assemblage inactive made it known who they were backing.

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