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Tommy Fleetwood extended a PGA Tour record he’d like to not have by recording a 42nd career top 10 without a win with his latest runner-up at the Travelers Championship on Sunday. But it gets even more painful when you take a closer look at his final putt.
In case you missed it, Fleetwood, who held a three-shot lead after 54 holes at TPC River Highlands, was still leading by one and in the middle of the fairway on the final hole. But a poor approach shot led to him having a seven-foot par putt that he missed. And moments later, Keegan Bradley made one from nearly the exact same line but about a foot closer to snatch an eighth PGA Tour victory.
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It was a tough two-shot swing, made even more brutal by the fact that the seven-time DP Tour winner is still looking for a maiden PGA Tour title. And then you can add another layer of misery on top of that when you really watch that final miss and notice that Fleetwood’s golf ball clearly hit something on the way to the hole that redirected it to the right. Something that longtime PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley pointed out on Twitter:
Hey Tommy Fleetwood! I know it hurts but this should make you feel some better. I know KB is a tiny bit more down the hill and straighter but your putt 100% hits a ball mark and dives dead right. You both hit the same putt within a 1/4 of a ball at least. pic.twitter.com/kyYUo13Vjl
— KIP HENLEY (@KipHenley) June 22, 2025
Oof, that’s rough. Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee clearly saw this video as well and said, “I feel bad for Tommy.”
Tommy Fleetwood’s short putt on the 18th hole of the @TravelersChamp clearly hit something that caused it to dart right and miss.
On the @GolfCentral set last night, after he won, Keegan Bradley told @RichLernerGC and me that Fleetwood’s putt “broke” more than he thought, but…
— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) June 23, 2025
So do we, Brandel. Heck, even Keegan would feel bad if he noticed that.
Of course, these things have a way of evening out over the course of 72 holes. But we wouldn’t blame Tommy for thinking the golf gods have something against him for some reason.
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