MATT FITZPATRICK believes he “deserves” to have the chance to improve his nightmare Ryder Cup - but his parents won’t be there to watch.
Fitz, 31, made the Europe team for the fourth time at Bethpage Black but has just one win from his eight previous matches.
That wretched run included a 0-3 return from Whistling Straits in 2021 in front of a passionate US crowd.
The atmosphere in New York will be on a completely different level , though.
Fitzpatrick’s wife Katherine will walk the course to cheer on her husband, ignoring the warnings of potential vile and personal abuse from the supporters .
But his parents Russell and Susan are not at Bethpage.
The Yorkshireman, though, has no worries about the taunts getting under his thick skin during the heat of battle, responding: “I'm from