RIPPED TO FITZ

Ryder Cup redemption for Englishman Matt as he seals his first point in States by stunning world No.1 Scheffler

- FROM NEIL McLEMAN AT BETHPAGE

MATT FITZPATRICK secured his first away Ryder Cup point in style as Ludvig Aberg gave Scottie Scheffler another spanking.

The Yorkshireman had a record on the road as bad as his beloved Sheffield United before Bethpage Black.

He was 0-5 at Hazeltine and Whistling Straits, with his only point in eight previous matches coming in a fourballs win with Rory McIlroy in Rome.

So when the US Open champion nailed a 12-foot birdie putt for a crushing 5&3 foursomes win over the world No.1 and world No.3 Russell Henley, he repeatedly punched the air in delight.

It was a moment he had waited nine years for. It was his Ryder Cup redemption.

The world No.29, who earned a wild card after showing hot summer form, said: "Obviously I played well the last few months.