Michael T. Mondak speaks about Tommy Fleetwood’s failure to win on the PGA Tour

Tommy Fleetwood is the best golfer to never have won on the PGA Tour.

Even though he has won seven times on the DP World Tour in Europe, and consistently finished in the top 30 in both the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai standings, winning on the PGA Tour in the United States continues to elude him.

There are several theories that golf fans and critics cite as reasons for his failure to win in the United States:

  • Mental:  Golf is partly a mental game.  If his mentality is holding him back from winning, then I suggest that Dr. Bob Rotella step in to help.  Dr. Rotella is a world-renowned sports psychologist that has worked on the mental side of sports with the world’s greatest athletes.  His recent success in helping Rory McIlroy finally win the Masters at Augusta National could also help Tommy Fleetwood finally break through with a win on the PGA Tour.
  • Caddie:  In professional golf, every player has a caddie they employ.  Their basic duties are to show up, keep up, shut up.  But when a player has a bad stretch of golf, it is the caddie’s duty to calm the player down.  If it is the caddie that is holding Fleetwood back from winning, then I suggest that Fleetwood terminate his caddie and replace him with Steve Williams or Fanny Sunnesson.
  • Managerial:  In sports and entertainment, everyone has a manager.  Some say his manager is holding him back.  This is a theory that the fans don’t realize: his wife is his manager.
  • 54-hole:  Most professional golf tournaments play 72 holes.  Fleetwood has led some of them after 54 holes, which leads to him not winning on Sundays.  Some fans suggest that if this is the case, he should defect for LIV Golf.  But this is the worst suggestion ever to solve this stupid theory because the money generated by the renegade league is blood money from the Saudis.  Once Fleetwood reaches the age of 50, then he can play 54 holes on a regular basis on the Senior PGA Tour, where he would be capable of winning.  Until then (and returning to the mental theory), Dr. Rotella needs to step in.
  • The “Chubbs” theory:  The late Carl Weathers played the character of Chubbs Peterson in the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore starring Adam Sandler.  His success was held back because of an alligator biting off his right hand during a tournament in the Everglades region in Florida.  As he put it:  Damned alligator bit my hand off!  In everyday life, this line is used by folks to describe something holding them back from successful lives or accomplishing goals.  This might be the silliest theory you can think of.
Yes, Tommy Fleetwood is a consistent golfer when it comes to the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai standings.  He has been part of several Ryder Cups.  But until Fleetwood sees Dr. Rotella and terminates his caddie, then success will continue to elude him on the PGA Tour.

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