Tommy Fleetwood Crumbling at Travelers Brings Trolls Out in Full Force
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At the start of the final round of the Travelers Championship, it looked like Tommy Fleetwood might finally secure his first PGA Tour victory. However, it took only the first four holes for him to see his three-stroke lead erased and local hero Keegan Bradley tie him for first place.
The incident sparked a wave of ridicule on social media, citing Fleetwood's alleged inability to get the job done:
Tommy Fleetwood woke up today like #Pgatour pic.twitter.com/X2zfLkooCu — Muzzy Murray (@MuzzyMurray93) June 22, 2025
"Tommy Fleetwood the Mental Fucking Midget," @LBJdickrider123 posted.
"Signature Sunday on the PGATour for Tommy Fleetwood," @lillBunnyhop said.
"Tommy Fleetwood leaking more oil than my 50 yo tractor," @Trapper89916127 wrote.
However, the round is still too far from over to assume Fleetwood won't be able to lift the title. In fact, the Englishman reclaimed the tournament lead and, through the 8th hole, was alone in first place, one stroke ahead of Bradley.
Fleetwood was on a rollercoaster of a trend over the first four holes, carding bogey, birdie, bogey, and bogey. However, he subsequently stabilized his game and made par on each of the next four holes.
The fact that the Englishman hasn't won any of his previous 158 PGA Tour tournaments is one of the great contradictions in professional golf in recent times.
Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut.This is a player who has even been in the top 10 in the world rankings (currently 17th) and who has earned 41 top-10 finishes in his PGA Tour career, including five second places and five third places.
Those 41 top 10s are the most without a win since 1983. It goes without saying that he has won seven times on the European Tour.
He is, by far, the active player with the best golfing pedigree among those who have never won on the American-based circuit.
However, it's something that doesn't seem to bother Fleetwood much. In fact, after the third round, he joked about it:
"I'm on top of a lot of stat lines for people that haven't won on the PGA Tour, so to be a No. 1 at something is always nice [laughing]," he said.
It's fair to say that, seconds later, Fleetwood showed his true colors on the matter:
"Yeah, of course I would love to win on the PGA Tour. I think it's like an element of your career that everybody wants, and I of course want it."
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