Tommy Fleetwood is trying to verify he places himself in additional positions to win, beginning with the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, which is stay on Sky Sports activities from Thursday.
Fleetwood had an distinctive 2024, ending within the high 10 within the World Rankings and choosing up the Dubai Championship, however is commonly touted as a participant who is commonly simply shy of huge victories.
Certainly, the Englishman is conscious {that a} higher consistency is required from him over the span of the 12 months to place himself within the combine on the ultimate day, a trait of Rory McIlroy’s that he believes makes him such a “great” winner.
“Yeah, it’s tough to win. You can look at any number of things that would produce more wins but I think, you know, ultimately, trying to stay as consistent as possible, put myself in those positions as much as possible,” Fleetwood mentioned.
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“I feel one of many biggest winners of my technology, effectively, if not the best, is Rory (McIlroy).
“Rory places himself in these conditions on a regular basis and wins loads on account of it. I really like the most effective gamers and the consistency ranges that they’ve and I do know that you simply take a look at someone like Scottie Scheffler and the season he had, which is ridiculously phenomenal, after all it’s.
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“However simply trying on the guys that put themselves in rivalry on a regular basis, after which cope with these conditions after which choose occasions off as they go, I feel that is the type of participant that I wish to be.
McIlroy has already gained the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional extra instances than another participant, with final 12 months’s victory his fourth title. This week he has an opportunity to increase his personal report and turn into the primary participant to carry the Dallah Trophy three years operating..
The Northern Irishman has not completed outdoors 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 and turn into he match’s youngest champion.
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Now, Fleetwood is trying to channel McIlroy’s successful mentality to try 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 want to continue to improve my all-around game and put myself in a position to win as many times as possible and then win as a result of that,” he continued.
“I think, of course, like I say, you can look at any time you’re in contention, you look at, Oh, I could have done this better, or I could have done that better, or I hit a poor shot there or that could have gone different. But just continue to be consistent, put myself there, and hopefully my time will continue to come more often as the time goes on.”
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Whereas Fleetwood calls Dubai house 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 needs that to very a lot change with victory.
“Yeah, I love the look of the trophy for this tournament, and I’ve never actually, I’ve played it every year since my first year on tour. Always love coming back here. I absolutely love the golf course,” Fleetwood added.
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“I just haven’t managed to put myself in a position to contend for this tournament yet but I will continue to try. And I think everybody loves this time of year 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 through the years in tour life.
“So yeah, I look at everybody with pictures holding the trophy and always want to be in one, but I just haven’t gotten close enough yet.”
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Sky Sports activities could have prolonged protection from all 4 rounds of the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional, with Featured Teams stay 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 method from 7am over the weekend, with all 4 rounds of the PGA Tour’s American Specific and the Latin America Beginner Championship additionally stay on Sky Sports activities. Stream the DP World Tour, majors and extra with NOW.
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