Here we take a look at 20 things you may not have known about Tommy Fleetwood
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Tommy Fleetwood
Here we take a look at some facts on the popular Englishman.
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Tommy Fleetwood
1. He is from Southport, Lancashire
2. His middle name is Paul
3. He turned pro in 2010 off a handicap of +5
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4. He married his wife Clare Craig in 2017 who is also his manager
5. They had their first baby also in 2017 named Franklin
6. He and his father Pete used to sneak on Royal Birkdale when Tommy was a child, he made the cut there at the 2017 Open
7. He won the English Amateur in 2010
8. His current caddie Ian Finnis was the best man at his wedding
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9. He became the sixth golfer to shoot 63 in US Open history this year in the final round
10. He won the British Par 3 Championship in 2013
11. He is a member at Formby Hall Golf Club
12. His first professional victory came in the 2011 Formby Hall Classic on the EuroPro Tour around his home course
Fleetwood winning the 2017 Race to Dubai (Getty Images)
13. He also won the 2011 Kazakstan Open on the Challenge Tour
14. He topped the Challenge Tour rankings that year aged 20, becoming the youngest ever man to do so
15. He has finished 4th and 2nd in the last two US Opens, his best two Major results
16. He has won four times on the European Tour
17. His highest world ranking is 9th
18. He made an albatross on the par-5 4th hole in the 2015 BMW PGA Championship
19. He cites his interests as sports, reading, yoga and music
20. His football team is Everton
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