After wrapping up his nine-hole practice round Wednesday, Tyrrell Hatton spent several minutes signing autographs for young Ryder Cup fans by the putting green in front of the Bethpage clubhouse.

The Englishman neared the end of the line when a boy asked if he would sign his USA hat.

Hatton obliged.

Outside of the occasional smattering of boos during Team Europe’s introduction at Wednesday afternoon’s opening ceremony and some “U-S-A” chants during European practice rounds, the Farmingdale crowd has been friendly. But everyone is preparing for bedlam when the 45th Ryder Cup gets underway Friday morning.

Underwhelmed by the first two practice days that were open to the public, Collin Morikawa challenged the American fans to live up to the hype.

“I'll be honest, I think it's kind of t

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