After a very interesting third day in Royal Birkdalethe outcome of this British Open It will be decided in a matter of hours and in England, once they don’t have to focus on the World Cup final, they may be paying more attention to another historic bad streak that haunts them.
Since 1969 a player of this nationality has not won a British Open on English soil. That year he did it Tony Jacklin at Royal Lytham & St Annes and later only Nick Faldo won the Claret Jug on two occasions, but in both cases in Scotland (Muirfield 1987 and St. Andrews 1990).
There is a player willing to change this trend and it is none other than Tommy Fleetwoodwhat did 69 hits to position ninth in the standings, five behind the leader. Last year’s Fedex Cup champion, has never won a major and there certainly wouldn’t be a better place to do it than Royal Birkdlae, i.e. in Southport, his town.
As a child, Tommy considered Royal Birkdale virtually inaccessible, except for those rare occasions when He would sneak in to practice some shooting while accompanying his father on his nightly walks with the dog.. That was “sacred ground” as the Englishman explained, who went every day to train at the Southport Municipal field, ten minutes from his place of worship.
His dream of lifting the Claret Jug on this field is now a little more real, although Tommy will have to come back. It would be the icing on the cake for a player who He has been ‘top 5’ in the Majors seven times and is one of the most beloved players in both the PGA and the DPWT. “I really want to go out tomorrow. If I start well, the atmosphere will be great again”Fleetwood confessed after finishing the third day.
Regarding the support of his countrymen, the ‘cursed poet’ revealed that playing at home does not imply extra pressure: “It’s wonderful that the city has so much hope for me and wants me to do well. I can’t ask for more from thousands and thousands of people.”. No, I don’t feel pressure. This week I have felt nerves, excitement and adrenaline, but that is normal. Being honest, How many people in the world of golf have the opportunity to experience that with the public supporting them so much? It’s been a very special week for me, no matter what. If I get it tomorrow, it could be even more special. “We’ll see,” he said.
The best came when they asked good old Fleetwood if he had dreamed these days of a victory tomorrow in his own city. “Yes, I’ve dreamed about it almost every day since I was seven, and I still haven’t stopped.”. Yes, that’s what life is about, right? You daydream and dream about the biggest things possible and then you try to make them come true.” As Jon Rahm has said, “If I don’t win, let Tommy do.”
