Tommy Fleetwood: ‘Lots of us talk about LIV so I wanted to see it’

Popular English golfer explains the reason behind visiting breakaway tour which heightened speculation over his future.

FLYING VISIT: Tommy Fleetwood, of England, slaps hands with members of the gallery as he walks to the 12th tee during the second round of The Players Championship. Pic: Lynne Sladky, AP

Golf’s rich tapestry is demonstrated by Tommy Fleetwood’s start to 2024. The Englishman opened the year by seeing off Rory McIlroy to win in dramatic circumstances in Dubai. 

His subsequent visit to LIV Golf’s event in Las Vegas triggered a social media frenzy, given the interest the rebel circuit has been known to have in Fleetwood in the past.