Tommy Fleetwood broke heartbreaking £18.5m record but PGA star on verge of banking £2.7m
More than a decade after making his PGA Tour debut, Tommy Fleetwood stands on the verge of finally breaking his win drought on Sunday. The Englishman leads the competition by three strokes heading into the final round of the Travelers Championship, where he has a chance at landing a mega £2.7million payday.
That would be just about the ideal way to shed his tag as the most successful player on the PGA Tour to have never actually won an event. And all he needs is one more round of 18 holes to go in his favour at TPC River Highlands. Earlier this year, golf fan-favourite Fleetwood became the first player in history to surpass £18.5m in PGA Tour winnings without winning a single event on the series. Since March, his total PGA Tour earnings have ballooned to just short of £22m.
That’s no bad consolation prize despite never topping a leaderboard on a Sunday night. But Fleetwood looks primed to get that substantial monkey off his back this weekend.
He shot a seven-under-par 63 on Saturday to move clear of his competition in Cromwell, Connecticut. Russell Henley and Keegan Bradley each sit three strokes behind on 13-under, while Jason Day is following close behind on 11-under.
Needless to say Sunday’s outing will put Fleetwood’s nerves to the test as he aches to finally get a landmark win across the line. He has won seven times on the European Tour and has two Ryder Cup victories to his name but has never managed the same feat under the PGA Tour banner.
