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Tommy Fleetwood Chasing Hometown Heroics at The Open
Fleetwood’s rise has been fueled by a split-hand putting grip that its inventor says improved his stroke and helped him win $10 million.
- On Thursday, The Open Championship begins at Royal Birkdale in Southport, where 35-year-old Tommy Fleetwood enters as the lowest-priced Englishman in the field seeking his first major title.
- Fleetwood grew up in Southport and snuck onto the course "once or twice" as a kid, later winning the $10 million FedEx Cup last August. He now seeks his first major at the site of his youth.
- Sports artist Paul Trevillion, who devised the pencil grip putting technique, credits the method with transforming Fleetwood's game by enabling 200% concentration over putts. Trevillion says the grip removes left-hand interference, allowing Fleetwood to hole putts from all over the green.
- Record attendances of 300,000 are expected across the week, prompting officials to release a code of conduct to manage crowd behavior. Fleetwood expressed confidence, noting he has historically enjoyed support from fans 99 percent of the time.
- Fleetwood maintains every player dreams of winning The Open, but he views home support as "really, really positive fuel" to chase that dream. He acknowledges balancing personal aspirations with crowd expectations remains challenging.
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Tommy Fleetwood backed for Open win as secret to Everton fan's success explained
Everton fan Tommy Fleetwood has been backed to win the Open at Royal Birkdale by artist Paul Trevillion who pioneered the pencil grip used for putting by the Merseyside-born player
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