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Tommy Fleetwood held his nerve on the final day of the Tour Championship on Sunday to secure his long-awaited first win on the PGA Tour.
The Southport-born golfer came into the tournament with the unwanted record of being the player with the most prize money accumulated on the tour without claiming a single victory.
That all changed at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend.
As he sunk his final put to secure victory and take home a $10million prize pot the 34-year-old was overcome by emotion and was embraced by friends and colleagues.
One figure conspicuous in their absence during the triumphant moment was his wife of eight years, Clare.
23 years her husband's senior, Clare candidly admitted in 2023 that public scrutiny surrounding their age gap had initially placed strain on the relationship.
Tommy Fleetwood was not joined by wife of seven years Clare (pictured in 2018) at the final hole of his latest triumph on the PGA Tour
Fleetwood, 34, is 23 years younger than his wife, 57, and they share a son called Frankie
Clare previously revealed that she rejected Fleetwood's advances as she was concerned by the age gap
'It kind of is and isn't. I mean it was way more at the beginning,' the 57-year-old told the Performance People podcast.
'It was kind of not actually for us but it was just again thinking what other people are thinking about all the time and within the industry.
'It was kind of big news in our circle, so I was a little bit paranoid about all that, really. But not for any reason of our relationship, and I had full faith once we fell in love.'
Fleetwood was first introduced to his wife in 2015, through his brother.
Clare initially served as Fleetwood's agent before the pair began a romantic relationship and tied the knot two years later.
The couple, who have lived in the United Arab Emirates since 2022, share a son Frankie while Clare has two older children from a previous relationship.
