Tommy Fleetwood

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Tommy Fleetwood
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Fleetwood in 2012
Personal information
Full nameThomas Paul Fleetwood
Born (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 33)
Southport, Merseyside, England
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Spouse
Clare Craig
(m. 2017)
Children1
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 9 (18 November 2018) [1]
(as of 17 March 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour7
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T14: 2022
PGA Championship T5: 2022
U.S. Open 2nd: 2018
The Open Championship 2nd: 2019
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner
2011
European Tour
Race to Dubai winner
2017
European Tour
Players' Player of the Year
2017

Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won seven times on the European Tour.

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Background and amateur career

Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in Southport, Merseyside, England. He had a distinguished amateur career which included wins in the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship [2] and the 2010 English Amateur, [3] and runner-up finishes in the 2008 Amateur Championship, the 2010 New South Wales Amateur and the 2010 Spanish Amateur and the 2010 European Amateur. Fleetwood represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup in 2009. He also reached number 3 in The R&A's World Amateur Golf Ranking, and number 1 on the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings. [4]

In July 2010, Fleetwood finished as runner-up to Daniel Gaunt in the English Challenge on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. [5] Fleetwood won the English Amateur at the beginning of August and turned professional shortly afterwards.

Professional career

Fleetwood made his professional début at the 2010 Czech Open on the European Tour, [6] where he made the cut and finished tied for 67th. In September 2011 he claimed his first Challenge Tour win at the Kazakhstan Open, which secured his place on the European Tour for 2012.

In August 2013, Fleetwood won his maiden title on the European Tour at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. He won in a three-man sudden death playoff, after a birdie on the first extra hole to see off Stephen Gallacher and Ricardo González. [7]

On 22 May 2015, Fleetwood scored an albatross on the par-5 4th hole at the Wentworth Club during the second round of the BMW PGA Championship.

In January 2017, Fleetwood won his second European Tour event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Pablo Larrazábal after a final round 67. [8] In March, Fleetwood was runner-up in the WGC-Mexico Championship, a shot behind Johnson. In April, he lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Shenzhen International to Bernd Wiesberger, at the first extra hole. Fleetwood had come from eight strokes behind on the final day with a stunning round of 63 to set the clubhouse lead. In the playoff, Fleetwood found the green in two, but Wiesberger from trouble fired an approach to within five feet and holed the birdie putt for the victory. [9] In June, Fleetwood finished fourth in the U.S. Open, while in July, he won the Open de France, beating Peter Uihlein by a stroke, after a bogey-free final round 66. He moved from 99th in the World Rankings at the start of the year into the world top-20. In November 2017, Fleetwood won the European Tour season-long Race to Dubai and won $1,250,000 from the bonus pool. [10]

Fleetwood won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by two strokes from Ross Fisher to begin the 2018 season. He had a final round of 65, with six birdies in the last nine holes.

Fleetwood is the sixth golfer to shoot a 63 in U.S. Open history, tying the championship's single round scoring record. He did this in the fourth round of the 2018 U.S. Open on 17 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. He finished one stroke behind the winner Brooks Koepka. [11]

In the 2018 Ryder Cup, Fleetwood paired with Francesco Molinari. They became the first pairing to win all four of their matches, [12] [13] as Europe won 17.5–10.5 [14]

In July 2019, Fleetwood finished second in the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. [15]

In November 2019, Fleetwood made three eagles in the final round to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. Fleetwood won in a playoff over Marcus Kinhult. This event was part of the European Tour's Rolex Series and was co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour. [16]

In October 2020, Fleetwood birdied the 72nd hole to join Aaron Rai in a playoff at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. However he was defeated when he missed a par putt from short-range on the first extra hole. [17]

In September 2021, Fleetwood played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Fleetwood went 0–1–2 including a tie in his Sunday singles match against Jordan Spieth.

In November 2022, Fleetwood won the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Gary Player Country Club in South Africa. He successfully defended this title, having been last played in 2019. It was also his first victory since then as well. [18]

In September 2023, Fleetwood played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Fleetwood went 3–1–0 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Rickie Fowler.

Personal life

In 2017, Fleetwood married Clare Craig, who also acts as his manager and is 23 years his senior. They have one child together. [19]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (7)

Legend
Rolex Series (2)
Other European Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
125 Aug 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles −18 (68-65-67-70=270)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher, Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González
222 Jan 2017 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship −17 (67-67-70-67=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson, Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal
32 Jul 2017 HNA Open de France −12 (67-68-71-66=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein
421 Jan 2018 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (2)−22 (66-68-67-65=266)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Ross Fisher
517 Nov 2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge 1−12 (69-69-73-65=276)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Kinhult
613 Nov 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenge 2 (2)−11 (70-70-70-67=277)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox
714 Jan 2024 Dubai Invitational −19 (66-69-63-67=265)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Thriston Lawrence, Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, but unofficial money event.

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher, Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo González Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Shenzhen International Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Kinhult Won with par on first extra hole
4 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open Flag of England.svg Aaron Rai Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
111 Sep 2011 Kazakhstan Open −15 (68-69-66-70=273)2 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Knut Børsheim

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
15 Aug 2011 Formby Hall Classic−16 (67-68-65=200)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Graeme Clark, Flag of England.svg Luke Goddard,
Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Aug 2013Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship−4 (52-52=104)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 RBC Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Taylor Lost to eagle on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUTT17
U.S. Open T2742
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT27T12
PGA Championship CUTCUTT61T35
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament T36T19T46T1433
PGA Championship T48T29CUTT5T18
U.S. Open T65CUTT50CUTT5
The Open Championship 2NTT33T4T10
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000376
PGA Championship 00011296
U.S. Open 01033386
The Open Championship 01023496
Totals02067123324

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship T41T7T5CCUTT22T27T35
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Championship T712T14T19T18T44
Match Play QFT39T17T24NT1QFT35T52
Invitational T28T14T4T35T46
Champions T18T24T30T20T7T53NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No Tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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