Fleetwood wary of a backlash from the United States

TOMMY Fleetwood is wary of the wounded Americans as Europe bid to defend the Ryder Cup they won emphatically two years ago.

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Europe thrashed the United States 16.5-11.5 in Rome in 2023 to bounce back from their own heavy loss in the previous encounter.

Fleetwood (pictured) was motivated by a desire to atone for Europe's record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021 and he expects the US attitude to be similar now the boot is on the other foot at Bethpage Black this week.

“T think all of us that were on that team didn’t feel like we did ourselves justice in the way that we played and never really gave ourselves a chance. We were behind from the get-go.

“I think when you've lost one, yes, of course you have a chip on your shoulder. You have that feeling of hurt.