Some of the likable guys on tour, Tommy Fleetwood, at the moment 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 occasions on tour, tied with Beau Hossler for probably the most in PGA Tour historical past. His 7-under on Friday was an unimaginable spherical, as Fleetwood has been one of the crucial constant gamers this 12 months.
He’s tenth in factors and has been taking part in his finest golf of the 12 months for the reason that playoffs began, ending third and fourth, respectively, on the first two legs of the championship.
Sadly for Fleetwood, he hasn’t been capable of 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 exhausting to really feel too horrible for him. Nonetheless, with such a likable persona, will probably be powerful for followers at East Lake to root towards him. I’m undecided what Fleetwood wants to vary in his recreation to lastly end, however one thing ultimately has received to provide.
Possibly after Saturday, he must exit for a number of drinks to calm his nerves, as a result of all of the expertise is there. Hopefully, he has a strong third spherical and might preserve world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at arm’s distance. Scheffler is at the moment 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.
