Matt Fitzpatrick fears that gamblers will seek to influence golf tournaments by heckling players on the course.
At a point when the sport is urgently seeking to get galleries back under control after unsavoury scenes at the Ryder Cup and last month’s US Open, Fitzpatrick has identified how the gambling industry could be part of the issue.
The Englishman, who is among the favourites at The Open this week, said: ‘For me, it’s definitely becoming a problem and the issue is, particularly in golf, it would be very easy to influence a bet, whether it’s you’re shouting on someone’s backswing, shouting on
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