There\u2019s a right way for golf fans to act, and a wrong way. And apparently, American golf fans acted the wrong way at the RBC Heritage, according to Christopher \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo.<\/p>\n
As a group of rowdy, beer-wielding golf fans chanted \u201cUSA, USA, USA\u201d at English golfer Matt Fitzpatrick Sunday afternoon during the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, it became clear, we\u2019re not at the Masters anymore. And Wednesday morning on First Take, Russo scolded the chanting American golf fans during his \u201cWhat Are You Mad About\u201d segment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were singing \u2018USA, USA\u2019 walking down the 18th fairway! This is not the Ryder Cup, we\u2019re not fighting Britain in a war for crying out loud!\u201d Chris Russo not happy with American golf fans pic.twitter.com\/QMIuIpfmwB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI could not believe the 18th hole. When Scottie Scheffler was making a comeback against Matt Fitzpatrick\u2026\u2019Did anybody see the crowd?\u2019\u201d Russo asked. \u201cThey were singing \u2018USA, USA\u2019 walking down the 18th fairway! This is not the Ryder Cup, we\u2019re not fighting Britain in a war for crying out loud! They\u2019re singing \u2018USA, USA\u2019 in a golf tournament at the RBC?<\/p>\n \u201cFitzpatrick is as American as Smith is! He went to vacation in Hilton Head, he freakin\u2019 lives in Miami! I could not believe it! I\u2019m sitting there\u2026and they\u2019re going \u2018USA, USA, USA!\u2019 This is not the \u201980 Olympics!\u201d<\/p>\n While the \u201cUSA\u201d chants irked Russo, they did little to bother Fitzpatrick, who has dealt with his share of rowdy crowds having represented Europe in the Ryder Cup on four occasions.<\/p>\n \u201cAmericans are incredibly patriotic, and I think that was amazing,\u201d Fitzpatrick said when asked about the \u2018USA\u2019 chants after the tournament. \u201cI guess the only issue is they just have shorter memories because we won in October.\u201d<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick and Team Europe won the Ryder Cup last fall in front of what was a raucous crowd<\/a> at Bethpage Black on Long Island. And Fitzpatrick won in front some rowdy fans again Sunday afternoon, when he weathered Scheffler\u2019s surge and the chants of \u201cUSA\u201d to claim the RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n \t