{"id":372142,"date":"2025-08-25T11:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372142\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:02:11","slug":"lebron-tiger-caitlin-clark-praise-tommy-fleetwoods-fedex-cup-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372142\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron, Tiger, Caitlin Clark praise Tommy Fleetwood&#8217;s FedEx Cup win"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756119730_915_schlabach_mark.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>Mark SchlabachAug 25, 2025, 12:14 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior college football writer<\/li>\n<li>Author of seven books on college football<\/li>\n<li>Graduate of the University of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ATLANTA &#8212; Everybody loves a first-time winner, especially one who had been hit across the head by a two-by-four in so many near misses.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"a92f7d7e-7082-1351-2e7b-80fe13591e53\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/5539\/tommy-fleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tommy Fleetwood<\/a> captured his first PGA Tour victory &#8212; in his 164th career start &#8212; in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood posted a 2-under 68 in the final round and finished at 18 under, three strokes better than <a data-player-guid=\"4c308ece-76d6-b5d7-697c-7d1d3535f1d0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/5409\/russell-henley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russell Henley<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"6c558d7a-462d-3441-3aad-4804580a5cb1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/6007\/patrick-cantlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Cantlay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before Sunday, Fleetwood was a runner-up on the PGA Tour six times and finished in the top three in a dozen tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN Research, Fleetwood&#8217;s 30 top-five finishes were the most by a golfer without a victory on the PGA Tour in the past 100 years, and his 44 top 10s were second most in the past century.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m proud of what I&#8217;ve done before,&#8221; Fleetwood said Sunday before lifting the FedEx Cup and collecting a $10 million winner&#8217;s check. &#8220;Whether I&#8217;ve won or not, I&#8217;ve still been proud of my career so far, knowing that I still have a long way to go and lots of learning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This doesn&#8217;t change that, really. This is hopefully just one win, the first of many to come. You cannot win plenty if you don&#8217;t win the first one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood&#8217;s long-awaited maiden victory garnered congratulatory messages throughout the golf world &#8212; and beyond &#8212; Sunday. Here are some of the best reactions on social media to Fleetwood&#8217;s win.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/_end_rule.png\" width=\"100%\"\/>Some of sports&#8217; biggest stars<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen-time major champion <a data-player-guid=\"b967ea91-ed2c-fad0-cf10-ba1dda3f869e\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/462\/tiger-woods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger Woods<\/a>, an 82-time winner on the PGA Tour, appreciated Fleetwood&#8217;s long road to winning. <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2876e98b-b9bc-2920-4319-46e6943f8be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lal\/los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star <a data-player-guid=\"1f6592b3-ff53-d321-8dc5-6038d48c1786\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeBron James<\/a>, who recently picked up golf, also was watching with interest. WNBA star <a data-player-guid=\"5ec40e1c-3104-322e-b80f-f358ea26aad4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/_\/id\/4433403\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>, an avid golfer, called her shot, even before Fleetwood walked up to the first tee at East Lake and was happy to see him get the win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your journey is a reminder that hard work, resilience, and heart do pay off. No one deserves it more. Congrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyFleetwood1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TommyFleetwood1<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/1959743060897669244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats and \ud83e\udee1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyFleetwood1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TommyFleetwood1<\/a>!!! That first one feeling is something else! Especially after dealing with adversity and shortcomings. Too \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1959734070990295263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awesome. Sports rock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tF6hyMPq0P\">https:\/\/t.co\/tF6hyMPq0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/1959734423890370848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Golf world chimes in<\/p>\n<p>Woods wasn&#8217;t the only PGA Tour golfer who admired Fleetwood&#8217;s mettle.<\/p>\n<p>European Ryder Cup captain <a data-player-guid=\"cab4b4c6-2fde-c332-69aa-4c0093f316de\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/601\/luke-donald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Donald<\/a> has to feel good about Fleetwood&#8217;s form heading into next month&#8217;s match against the Americans at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.<\/p>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"25cd1b68-2fd7-49bb-68e9-6abe8d8896ba\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/569\/justin-rose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Rose<\/a>, the only other Englishman to win the FedEx Cup in 2018, watched Fleetwood make the winning putt. It&#8217;s always good when a nice guy finishes first, too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tommy Fleetwood &#8211; FedEx Cup Champion \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Donald (@LukeDonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeDonald\/status\/1959733861212164333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This felt as good as winning myself! So happy for my man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyFleetwood1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TommyFleetwood1<\/a> for enduring the relentless pressure cooker his quality golf has put him in during these playoffs and there is no more deserving champ. \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWn6xtQbNB\">pic.twitter.com\/SWn6xtQbNB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin ROSE (@JustinRose99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinRose99\/status\/1959745449415557381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\ude01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWU089pdHa\">pic.twitter.com\/QWU089pdHa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyderCupEurope\/status\/1959739394652266746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Take a bow Tommy! You deserve it for how you have handled everything over the years to get to this point. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FedExCupChamp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FedExCupChamp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TNsXqFh0i0\">https:\/\/t.co\/TNsXqFh0i0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyHo_Golf\/status\/1959735145201877165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like everyone else, I am so happy for Tommy. Probably the nicest guy on tour. <\/p>\n<p>Congrats Tommy!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael S. Kim (@Mike_kim714) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_kim714\/status\/1959731200253166037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Across the sports landscape<\/p>\n<p>Everton F.C., Fleetwood&#8217;s favorite <a data-league-guid=\"6949f3af-300c-35f1-beab-b95669eedd38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/league\/_\/name\/ENG.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> team, applauded his long-awaited victory. <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"bd458c44-2d33-47eb-cebc-35d3d4ac595c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/okc\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> guard <a data-player-guid=\"41bcf5f1-07fd-effe-1f0c-5b58221253f0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/2991350\/alex-caruso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Caruso<\/a> needed only one word to describe his excitement. Charles Woodson, a Heisman Trophy winner, also weighed in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lifelong Evertonian. PGA Tour title winner. \ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyFleetwood1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TommyFleetwood1<\/a>! \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Ap5okAAF8\">pic.twitter.com\/6Ap5okAAF8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Everton (@Everton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Everton\/status\/1959736249075339723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOMMYYYYYYY !!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Caruso (@ACFresh21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACFresh21\/status\/1959740413365104948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fleetwood for the Big W<br \/>Congrats champ and Never a better time for your 1st <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PGATOUR<\/a> win<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Woodson (@CharlesWoodson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesWoodson\/status\/1959734174048506072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats Tommy Fleetwood! I&#8217;m sure it was worth the wait!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Victor Cruz (@TeamVic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVic\/status\/1959734972253896852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark SchlabachAug 25, 2025, 12:14 AM Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[2826,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-372142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115089070122794453","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}