Fleetwood Rues Missed Chances For British Open 'dream'
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 21, 2019 | 11:40 PM
Portrush, United Kingdom, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jul, 2019 ) :Tommy Fleetwood found it hard to take solace in his second-place finish at the British Open as he failed to reel in Shane Lowry at Royal Portrush on Sunday.
The Englishman finished six shots behind Lowry after shooting a three-over par round of 74 in horrendous weather conditions.
But he was left to rue a series of missed chances early on to put pressure on the Irishman.
"If I could pick one event it would be The Open. It's my dream, and it always will be and you're teeing off in the last group on Sunday with a very, very good chance," said Fleetwood.
"It feels a lot rougher finishing when you feel like you've come so close to what you've dreamt as a kid." Fleetwood was still in the hunt at four shots back with six to play, but a double bogey at the 14th realistically ended his challenge.
"Them first few holes, when you start four back are pretty crucial. I didn't do a good enough job of sort of pressing at that point," he added.
"Struggled in the middle and four back with six to go and still in it, but 14 was a killer blow." American Tony Finau was the only player in the final 10 groups to not finish over par for the day as howling wind and heavy rain made low scoring nearly impossible.
But Fleetwood paid tribute to Lowry's ability to handle the conditions and the tension to win his first major title with a 72 to finish 15-under par.
"When we got on to eight, nine, 10, just shocking, shocking weather. It was really, really difficult. I made a par on nine that felt like a birdie," added Fleetwood.
"It was just tough. I think everybody would have got to a point and start going backwards.
"When the winds are like that on a links course, it plays hard, that's just the way it is. You've got to do your bit.
"I think that makes Shane's round of one-over even more impressive, controlling the day like he did."
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