Tommy Fleetwood: A Rising Star in Ryder Cup History

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00:00Dude, Tommy Fleetwood is going to be a big problem, I think, at this Ryder Cup.

00:03It's going to be a big problem.

00:04Can I tell you who he's beaten, too?

00:06Tommy's not going up against the back half of draws of the U.S. team.

00:10He's beaten Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, JT, Bryson, Xander, Patrick Cantlay,

00:16and then this past Ryder Cup in Rome, Max Holman Harmon.

00:21So before that, I mean, you're looking at some of the stronger teams and stronger U.S. players

00:25that they've put out in recent memory.

00:27And Tommy's shaking their hands on the 15th, 16th hole.

00:32That's phenomenal.

00:33I mean, it's kind of amazing.

00:35We talked about this throughout the year before he won at Eastlake,

00:39of just that as alarming as this might be in a stroke play context,

00:44it just has no bearing on the Ryder Cup, where you're partnered for all of your rounds except for one.

00:50And he's playing in good form.

00:51Now the fact that he's won that, he was in the mix this last week on the DP World Tour.

00:55I think Tommy's going to be a five-session guy, and I think he might be the leading points player.

01:00I think he will, man.

01:01I think so.

01:02If there's anything that I've learned from the Europe side and looking at all their records,

01:07Tommy Fleetwood is – he potentially could play his way into being one of the best Ryder Cup players of all time.

01:14And based off of just pure percentages, it's – he just needs – continues to get more and more at-bats.

01:20He's going to – he could play – I mean, gosh, I'm trying to think of how old he is.

01:24How many Ryder Cups can he play?

01:26But could go down as one of the best Ryder Cup players from Team Europe by the time he's done.

01:31It really is.

01:33I'm looking at – he's 34 right now.

01:36It's tough.

01:37I mean, yeah, it's –

01:38But he keeps playing like – I mean, yeah, he and Rory definitely have a few more left of him into their late 30s, I think.

01:44And Justin Rose is here doing it early to mid-40s, and there's nothing to say that they can't be around for four or five more.

01:51No, certainly not.

01:52All right, let's turn the page over to the United States side to – let's see how sharp we are on our trivia on this portion of the deal.

02:00So, okay, true or false here, the United States has a positive winning record in total points since 1995.

02:11Okay, positive winning record in total points.

02:14Like, they're just plus on points more on –

02:16Just their overall record in all matches that they have played since 1995.

02:19Yeah, I'm going to say that's true.

02:21That is true.

02:21I'm going to say that's true.

02:22It's pretty – it's closer than you think.

02:24They are 26, 22, and 8, which is actually – this – I apologize.

02:37Okay, so I needed to go back and make a correction on all this.

02:42When I said back to 1995, what I meant – and I see it now.

02:46I should have put this up top so I had the right stat here.

02:49So, all the records that I've given you from the USA and the Europe side, these are just the players that have played in Ryder Cup.

02:56So, overall, their records in Ryder Cup.

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