Probably the most likable guys on tour, Tommy Fleetwood, presently shares the lead for the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership.
This isn’t new to Fleetwood. He’s held or shared the lead after 36 holes seven instances on tour, tied with Beau Hossler for essentially the most in PGA Tour historical past. His 7-under on Friday was an unimaginable spherical, as Fleetwood has been one of the vital constant gamers this 12 months.
He’s tenth in factors and has been enjoying his finest golf of the 12 months because the playoffs began, ending third and fourth, respectively, on the first two legs of the championship.
Sadly for Fleetwood, he hasn’t been in a position to end at any of those occasions, particularly within the first spherical of the playoffs on the FedEx St. Jude Championship, lacking a brief par putt on 17 to complete one stroke out of the in-tournament playoffs.
That wasn’t even the primary case of catastrophe down the stretch this 12 months for Fleetwood. In June, he bogeyed two of the final three holes to lose the Vacationers Championship to Keegan Bradley. It’s been one heartbreak after one other for Fleetwood in 2024.
Going into the weekend, he’s the favourite to win at +225, however Russell Henley is tied with him in strokes and sits simply behind at +240. The general public appears heavy on Fleetwood to lastly get the monkey off his again.
Fleetwood has earned greater than $33 million over his profession, so it’s arduous to really feel too horrible for him. Nonetheless, with such a likable character, it will likely be powerful for followers at East Lake to root in opposition to him. I’m undecided what Fleetwood wants to vary in his sport to lastly end, however one thing finally has obtained to present.
Possibly after Saturday, he must exit for just a few drinks to calm his nerves, as a result of all of the expertise is there. Hopefully, he has a stable third spherical and might hold world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at arm’s distance. Scheffler is presently 5 strokes again however nonetheless has the third-best odds to win at +500. If he picks up a stroke or two Saturday, I’m undecided even a clutch Fleetwood can be sufficient to cease him.
Hopefully, when Sunday afternoon rolls round, Tommy Fleetwood’s first PGA Tour win would be the $10 million Tour Championship itself.
