Dubai resident Tommy Fleetwood clinched the silver medal at the Olympics last week, helping Great Britain boost their medal haul as they look to eclipse their performance at Tokyo just three years ago.
The Englishman was competing in his second Olympic Games representing his home nation Great Britain, and he finished one shot behind World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to secure a medal.
With that result, the 33-year-old joined Justin Rose as the only British golfers to win Olympic medals with the latter winning gold back in 2016 in Rio.
It was an impressive performance even despite coming agonisingly close to being named the Olympic champion, but nevertheless, the praise has filtered through from all over the world.
Everton Football Club send their support
It’s well known Fleetwood is a big fan of football and supports his home town club, Everton.
The Toffees are deep into their pre-season training for the upcoming football season, and they’ll be hoping to be picking up their own piece of silverware come the end of the new football campaign.
Tommy Fleetwood. Olympic silver medalist! 🥈
Proud of you, @TommyFleetwood1. 💙#OlympicGames #TeamGB pic.twitter.com/eH69DQbjcn
— Everton (@Everton) August 4, 2024
Le Golf National specialist
Fleetwood made his Ryder Cup debut back in 2018 at Le Golf National, and formed a formidable partnership with Francesco Molinari.
It was a fantastic week for the 33-year-old back then as Europe went on to win that week, so a comparison to the great Michael Phelps seems fair enough!
Tommy Fleetwood when he plays Le Golf National pic.twitter.com/kIxZDd00GA
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) August 4, 2024
Family affair
Fleetwood’s family were in support all throughout the week, and managed to grab a snap for the memory books after securing silver.
The is a picture that will no doubt find its’ place in the family home somewhere. What a great memory for them all.
Team Fleetwood! ☺️🇬🇧#Paris2024 | @TommyFleetwood1 pic.twitter.com/i2yTDZsbZN
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 4, 2024
Mission accomplished
There’s no sweeter feeling than when a plan comes together!
Tommy Fleetwood’s Olympic goal at the start of the week being “A medal for Team GB” is too on-the-nose. pic.twitter.com/JKl0rzarAQ
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) August 4, 2024
And from the man himself…
Definitely feels like the Olympics is becoming more and more important on the golfing calendar. Congrats, Tommy!
I honestly never had this as a dream as a kid but it definitely became one in recent years. Golf is a beautiful sport. The passion, the emotion and the energy felt out there today was magical thank you!!
I couldn’t be prouder to contribute to @teamgb’s medal count and represent… pic.twitter.com/XOTZq1B1mY— Tommy Fleetwood (@TommyFleetwood1) August 4, 2024
