HOYLAKE, England : Tommy Fleetwood will be on familiar territory at Hoylake as he bids to become the first Englishman to win the British Open since Nick Faldo in 1992.Fleetwood was born in Southport, around 30 miles north of Royal Liverpool, and the world number 21 would be a popular champion after a coup
HOYLAKE, England : Tommy Fleetwood will be on familiar territory at Hoylake as he bids to become the first Englishman to win the British Open since Nick Faldo in 1992.
"It's nice to have a week that feels so close to home," Fleetwood told reporters on Wednesday."Course is great. It's changed a lot since the last Open ." "As soon as the week starts you start sort of feeling The Open atmosphere, which you always think is very, very cool," Fleetwood said. Fleetwood will play the first two rounds at Hoylake with American world number one Scottie Scheffler and Australian Adam Scott, both former Masters champions.
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