PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick had hoped to ask questions, learn from the greatest golfer in his lifetime and soak up those precious moments inside the ropes surrounded by the mayhem that always envelopes Tiger Woods.
He got a real taste of it Sunday during the final round of the Players Championship.
The first and only other time he had the opportunity was two years ago in Dubai, where Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. Amateur champion from England, was grouped with Woods for the first two rounds of the European Tour event that turned out to be the 14-time major champion's tournament last before major back surgery.