Despite a string of near misses and unfavorable breaks, Fleetwood finished Thursday two-over-par. His luck seemed particularly sour at the short par-four fifth, where his tee shot

Tommy Fleetwood took issue with the decision not to use bunker rakers after it affected him in the first round of the Open Championship.

Scottie Scheffler was the pre-tournament favorite entering the 2025 Open Championship, but Rory McIlroy was the big story as he looked to put the heartbreak from 2019 in the past and capture the Claret Jug in his home country of Northern Ireland.

Apparently, someone must have been trying operate with some haste and neglected to rake a bunker at the par-4 fifth hole. Fleetwood’s drive found that unraked fairway bunker, and he was forced to play his bole in a footprint.

Tommy Fleetwood admits it was a “privilege” to play his opening two Open Championship rounds at Royal Portrush alongside local “hero” Rory McIlroy.

As Fleetwood gets ready to compete in another major title close to home, his relationship with wife Clare is back in the headlines. The two share a 22-year age gap, though neither seem to give it too much thought other than when the later claimed Fleetwood was a bit too young for her when they first met.

The highly anticipated 2025 Open Championship has kicked off at Royal Portrush, and golfers are vying for a chance to lift the Claret Jug this year.

Fleetwood may be the best golfer in the world never to have won a major, let alone a single PGA Tour tournament.

Tommy Fleetwood, a seasoned golfer with nearly a decade of top-level experience, seeks his first major win at Royal Portrush, where he previously finished second in the 2019 Open. Despite earning over $30 million on the PGA Tour and consistently ranking among the world's best,