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Matthew Cooper

Patrick Cantlay blasts back at Matt Fitzpatrick 'ridiculous' pace of play claims

Patrick Cantlay has responded to criticism over his slow pace of play after Matt Fitzpatrick branded it "ridiculous" during the recent RBC Heritage.

Fitzpatrick and Cantlay were playing partners at the event and the Brit, who went on to win the title, was left frustrated by Cantlay's pace at times and called for golf chiefs to be more proactive about the issue with slow play penalties rarely given out. "It's like hitting your head against a brick wall," Fitzpatrick said.

"No one ever gets penalised. I think the last person to get penalised was the young lad [Guan Tianlang] at The Masters in 2013. I think that tells you enough about where people are at with this. It's ridiculous really.

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