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Matt Fitzpatrick reckons Edoardo Molinari remains the under-appreciated hero of Ryder Cup Europe.
The Italian ace has been the analytics guru for Luke Donald’s triumphant team in both their Rome and New York successes.
Molinari also works on a personal level with Fitzpatrick during the regular season and he feels his input is vastly underestimated outside of the Euro camp.
He said: “I think under-appreciated is the right thing. He is very appreciated by Team Europe, but I think in the outside world, it’s very much: Oh, he’s just the stats guy or whatever.
“But, to me, Edoardo is No. 1 in the business by a complete mile. How he’s helped Luke and the vice captains and how he’s shaped the team, pairings, qualification, has been outstanding in my opinion. I t