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Fleetwood riding a wave of support as the hometown hero at the British Open
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There’d be no more popular winner of the British Open at Royal Birkdale this week than Tommy Fleetwood
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There’d be no more popular winner of the British Open at Royal Birkdale this week than Tommy Fleetwood
As a kid growing up in Southport, Tommy Fleetwood regarded Royal Birkdale virtually as off limits — except for those rare occasions he sneaked on to hit some shots while accompanying his father on evening dog walks.
“Hallowed turf,” is how a young, wide-eyed Fleetwood viewed the course in this golf-crazed corner of northwest England that, every few years, would welcome the world’s best players for the British Open. Look further afield around these parts, though, and it’s clear this popular golfer with distinctive flowing locks and a forever-friendly manner is a hometown hero.
