Dubai, UAE ….  Some will say that before you first win a Major you have to lose one.

Tommy Fleetwood has been runner-up in the 2018 US Open and also was second in last year’s 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush but not for a moment did the Englishman ‘lose’ either major.

Indeed, his final round 63 in the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills tied the single round lowest score in history of that Major.

Since turning professional in 2010, Fleetwood has received three invitations to compete in the Masters with a best finish of T17th in 2018 at Augusta National.

Tommy Fleetwood reckons his now up for the challenge of Majors glory

And in the other two Majors, he has competed in five PGA Championships and with a best result of T35th in 2018 while he’s played in six Open Championships and produced a high, and as mentioned above, of runner-up a year ago to Shane Lowry.

Now heading into his second event of a New Year and the eight-time winning Fleetwood was asked by www.golfbytourmiss.com if he felt Majors glory is now within his grasp.

“I hope so. I’ve been very close. Things could have gone either way in one or two majors in the past,” he said.

“I haven’t played St. George’s, ever, and I’ve never played Winged Foot, but I know they are obviously very classical U.S. Open and an Open venue. I played Harding Park; I played that in the match play and enjoyed it. Actually played well that week and obviously Augusta is Augusta.

“The majors are the toughest tests and that’s it. They challenge every part of our game. They challenge your mental side. They challenge patience and if you’re up there with a chance to win, they challenge how ready you are to go on and win those events.

“Unfortunately it’s not happened for me yet, but like I said, hopefully my career is progressing in the right way to eventually become a Major Champion.

“Those are really the events that change your life or change your career. They can definitely add to your career. Any time they come around, like I say, it’s a test, really, because everybody wants to win those ones. You can put so much emphasis on, which is actually right, and some people are better at winning than others. I think last year, preparation, I got a
couple of things wrong; disappointed but you learn, and hopefully I’ll be better at that this year.

“You’re talking about second-place finishes in the last couple events in the UAE or second-place finishes in the in majors, the positive thing is they’re secondplace finishes, I’m up there plenty of times, and hopefully it’s just a matter of time and eventually it will be my time and I would love to get one whenever that is.”