Tommy Fleetwood tees off on the fifth hole during the third round of The Players Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] Tommy Fleetwood had, without a doubt, the best year of his golf career in 2025.
He made 18 cuts in 19 starts on the PGA Tour, finishing in the top 25 almost every time. He came tantalizingly close to victory at the Travelers Championship (T2) and the FedEx St. Jude Championship (T3) before finally breaking through on the biggest non-major stage there is.
Winning the Tour Championship in August marked not only his first FedEx Cup, but also his first win on U.S. soil at all. He backed it two months later by capturing the DP World India Championship, and he rose as high as No. 3 in the world rankings.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday before the Valero Texas Open, the Englishman was rightfully pleased that he’s kept up his stellar form three months into 2026.
“I think I pride myself on trying to be as consistent as possible and play at a level that is competitive with the best players in the world really,” Fleetwood said. “It’s been a nice run. I think I’ve been happy with the start of this year. I finished last season on both PGA Tour and DP World Tour so strongly, and found myself playing some of the best golf of my life and that was really enjoyable.”
Fleetwood has made the cut in each of his first four PGA Tour starts this year, including a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a T8 at The Players Championship.
Add it all up, and he’s finished inside the top 10 at seven of his past 10 PGA starts.
“We are coming into such a big stretch now, so it’s nice to have that to build on,” Fleetwood said.
That stretch begins with the Masters next week, soon followed by one major a month and a handful of signature events in between.
The Texas Open, traditionally the week before players head to Augusta National, is the last chance for a Masters tune-up. Fleetwood never played it till 2024, where he tied for seventh to propel him into major season. He made the cut again last year, though he posted a final-round 81.
“The last couple years I feel like I’ve felt better when I’ve played the week before a major,” Fleetwood said. “There is that aspect.
“The four majors, they do go in the calendar first. At any time when you’re planning the schedule, of course you want to look at how can I best — when I tee up on Thursday of a major, how am I going to feel the most prepared and feel the best going into those events? Those come first.
“Then you look at how you work things around that. Then of course there’s courses that you enjoy, there’s places that you enjoy, venues that you enjoy. It’s always a mix of them. I’ve played well at this event and I do enjoy it and it happens to come the week before the Masters, so it’s all in all a big win for me.”
–Field Level Media
