Local hero Tommy Fleetwood treads familiar ground at Royal Birkdale
Golfer Tommy Fleetwood is competing at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, a course where he grew up playing as a local youth. He started the tournament with a solid one-under-par round, positioning himself as a fan favorite.
Tommy Fleetwood plays out of a bunker on the 4th green during the first day of this year’s Open, at Royal Birkdale. Tommy Fleetwood plays out of a bunker on the 4th green during the first day of this year’s Open, at Royal Birkdale. The Open Local hero Tommy Fleetwood treads familiar ground in early Birkdale ‘battle’ Born and bred in Southport, the golfer used to have to sneak on the course’s hallowed turf as a kid, but now ‘Tommy Lad’ is very much in the limelight
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