Tommy Fleetwood’s Vacationers Wound Nonetheless Stings Him Amid First Playoff Lead

[ad_1] Tommy Fleetwood has seven DP World Tour titles to his identify, however a PGA Tour trophy stays as the largest hole in his resume.

Since turning skilled in 2010, Fleetwood has racked up 42 top-10 finishes on U.S. soil, greater than any participant and not using a win since 1983. However the 34-year-old's first PGA Tour win would possibly occur on Sunday on the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 09: Tommy Fleetwood of England watches a tee shot on the seventeenth gap through the third spherical of the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2025 at TPC Southwind on August 09, 2025... MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 09: Tommy Fleetwood of England watches a tee shot on the seventeenth gap through the third spherical of the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2025 at TPC Southwind on August 09, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photograph by Andy Lyons/Getty Pictures) Extra Getty Pictures On Saturday, Fleetwood closed his Spherical 3 with 1-under 69, holding the 54-hole lead at FedEx St. Jude Championship. Going into the ultimate spherical, he would stay one shot forward of Justin Rose and two forward of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

This is not the primary time the DP World Tour winner is coming so near successful. This had occurred earlier than on the Vacationers Championship simply months in the past, and Fleetwood nonetheless feels the sting.

That Sunday in Cromwell, Fleetwood held a one-shot lead heading into the ultimate gap. However a three-putt bogey on the 72nd gap handed the win to Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who birdied the final to grab victory.

"I led the event for such a very long time, and it did not occur," Fleetwood advised reporters on Saturday at TPC Southwind. "It is taken me a very long time to win out right here, and I nonetheless have not carried out it. However the very best state of affairs at Vacationers was: can I put myself in that place once more sooner fairly than later?"

Fleetwood's Saturday spherical wasn't flawless. He opened with a birdie however stumbled with a double bogey on the par-5 third and a bogey on the seventh. Nonetheless, he rallied with birdies on 9, 12 and 16 earlier than a closing bogey on 18 trimmed his lead.

On Sunday, the English golfer teed off at 1:40 p.m. ET alongside Justin Rose, a longtime buddy and fellow of his. Fleetwood praised Rose's aggressive play and resilience, noting how tough the course has been.

"Justin (Rose) kind of went aggressive with the motive force and made birdie out of the tough," Fleetwood said throughout Saturday's post-round convention. "Even once I did make errors, placing the ball in play gave me an opportunity to bounce again."

"Justin (Rose) is somebody I've regarded as much as. He is had such an incredible profession. I at all times get pleasure from attempting to play in opposition to the most effective and be taught from the blokes which have carried out so effectively."

But when Fleetwood desires to lastly raise that PGA Tour trophy, he'll need to fend off Scheffler. "Tomorrow could be my day, it may not," he expressed throughout the identical convention. "However being there may be a very powerful factor."