Fitzpatrick hoping to kick on and earn Ryder Cup place

Matthew Fitzpatrick hopes that he can perform positively over the coming weeks as he looks to secure a Ryder Cup spot.

The 21-year-old will take part in the Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play event this week in the hope of continuing an impressive 2016.

Fitzpatrick looks on course to qualify for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine but insists he doesn?t want to leave anything to chance with plenty of contenders for Europe.

The Sheffield-born golfer will partner Thomas Bjorn in Scotland this week and revealed he has been looking to learn from Europe?s vice-captain.

Fitzpatrick said: “It will be an interesting day against Thomas (Bjorn).

“I got pretty close with him the last few weeks, played with him a little bit and got a bit of advice on a few things.

“Thomas has played plenty of Ryder Cups, and he played the last one at Gleneagles, so it’s a good opportunity for me to make a move I guess.

“I really feel like I work pretty hard at my game, try to do the right things schedule-wise, try to just, yeah, just be as good as I can be.

“I think Darren (Clarke) knows how much I want to play The Ryder Cup, so anything that’s positive to my situation is always a good thing.”

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