Tommy Fleetwood is trying to ensure he places himself in additional positions to win, beginning with the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, which is reside on Sky Sports activities from Thursday.
Fleetwood had an distinctive 2024, ending within the high 10 within the World Rankings and selecting up the Dubai Championship, however is usually touted as a participant who is usually simply shy of huge victories.
Certainly, the Englishman is conscious {that a} larger consistency is required from him over the span of the yr to place himself within the combine on the ultimate day, a trait of Rory McIlroy’s that he believes makes him such a “nice” winner.
“Yeah, it is robust to win. You may take a look at any variety of issues that will produce extra wins however I feel, you understand, finally, attempting to remain as constant as potential, put myself in these positions as a lot as potential,” Fleetwood mentioned.
“I feel one of many best winners of my era, effectively, if not the best, is Rory (McIlroy).
“Rory places himself in these conditions on a regular basis and wins loads because of it. I really like the perfect gamers and the consistency ranges that they’ve and I do know that you just take a look at any individual like Scottie Scheffler and the season he had, which is ridiculously phenomenal, in fact it’s.
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“However simply trying on the guys that put themselves in competition on a regular basis, after which take care of these conditions after which choose occasions off as they go, I feel that is the sort of participant that I wish to be.
McIlroy has already received the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional extra occasions than another participant, with final yr’s victory his fourth title. This week he has an opportunity to increase his personal report and turn into the primary participant to elevate the Dallah Trophy.
The Northern Irishman has not completed exterior of the highest 10 on the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional in 9 appearances since his 2009 victory which noticed him choose up his maiden DP World Tour title. It’s also the place he turned the event’s youngest champion, ending sixth a yr later, tenth in 2011, fifth in 2012 and ninth in 2014 earlier than a three-shot win in 2015.
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Now, Fleetwood is seeking to channel McIlroy’s successful mentality to attempt to choose up the trophy himself and begin 2025 with a win within the first of the DP World Tour’s Rolex Sequence occasions.
“I wish to proceed to enhance my all-around recreation and put myself able to win as many occasions as potential after which win because of that,” he continued.
“I feel, in fact, like I say, you may take a look at any time you are in competition, you take a look at, Oh, I may have finished this higher, or I may have finished that higher, or I hit a poor shot there or that might have gone totally different. However simply proceed to be constant, put myself there, and hopefully my time will proceed to come back extra typically because the time goes on.”
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Whereas Fleetwood calls Dubai dwelling and has by no means missed the occasion in his skilled profession, he solely boasts two high 10s on the Emirates Golf Membership.
In 2025, after 14 years of attempting, he desires that to very a lot change with victory.
“Yeah, I really like the look of the trophy for this event, and I’ve by no means truly, I’ve performed it yearly since my first yr on tour. All the time love coming again right here. I completely love the golf course,” Fleetwood added.
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“I simply have not managed to place myself able to contend for this event but however I’ll proceed to strive. And I feel all people loves this time of yr right here.
“I feel all people begins out feeling contemporary, with a very optimistic perspective. I feel the course, like I say, is nice, and I feel Dubai as a metropolis, all people simply loves coming again and so they simply really feel very aware of the place as a result of it is performed such a task over time in tour life.
“So yeah, I take a look at all people with footage holding the trophy and all the time wish to be in a single, however I simply have not gotten shut sufficient but.”
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How can I watch the motion?
Sky Sports activities could have prolonged protection from all 4 rounds of the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, with Featured Teams reside from 4am every morning on Sky Sports activities Golf and bringing bonus motion forward of the principle motion.
Full protection begins at 7.30am on Thursday and Friday forward of getting beneath manner from 7am over the weekend, with all 4 rounds of the PGA Tour’s American Categorical and the Latin America Newbie Championship additionally reside on Sky Sports activities. Stream the DP World Tour, majors and extra with NOW.
