Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup pal Tommy Fleetwood's MASSIVE PGA Tour earnings revealed despite never winning on circuit
OHH MY Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup pal Tommy Fleetwood's MASSIVE PGA Tour earnings revealed despite never winning on circuit
TOMMY FLEETWOOD yet again came so close to earning his first ever win on the PGA Tour.
But it wasn't to be for the English star in a star-studded field that contained all the top 70 in the FedEx Cup ladder bar Rory McIlroy.
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Tommy Fleetwood is yet to earn a win on the PGA Tour despite 46 top ten finishes
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Rory McIlory's pal has amassed a stunning amount of money despite never winning on the world's number one tour
The Northern Irishman controversially decided to sit out the opening FedEx Cup Playoff event due to unconfirmed reasons.
And his Ryder Cup pal Tommy Fleetwood looked to be finally heading for a long awaited PGA Tour victory at the St Jude Championship on Sunday after holding a five-stroke lead through 36-holes.
He also had the lead by two-strokes with just five holes to play of the fourth round.
But it wasn't to be for the popular English player as his compatriot Justin Rose produced some stunning golf as he birdied four of the last five holes before winning a playoff against JJ Spaun at TPC Southwind.
But the star did bag a massive $1.16 million for his T3 place finish in Tennessee.
And in June, McIlroy prematurely hailed and congratulated his 2023 Ryder Cup foursomes partner on 'winning' the Travelers Championship before Fleetwood imploded on the back-nine of his final round.
He threw away a four-stroke lead as Keegan Bradley claimed a sensational win.
There was some joy for Fleetwood as he and Rose both sealed automatic qualification for the Ryder Cup - after their showings in Memphis.
But for Southport native Fleetwood the painful wait for that elusive win on the American-based tour goes on.
Tommy has amassed an incredible - and record - 46 top ten finishes without ever earning a victory on the tour.
Dan Burn enjoys day of golf ahead of Newcastle's Prem season getting underway
Despite winning seven times on the DP World Tour, he's six runner-up spots on the world's number one golf circuit.
But it's not all doom and gloom for the 34-year-old as he's earned a whopping $32,520,669 from on course earnings during his PGA Tour career.
The Englishman will aim to finally put that record to bed later this week as the second FedEx Cup Playoff gets underway at the BMW Championship.
Rory McIlroy also returns to action after skipping the Memphis Playoff opener.
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