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Fellow Players Excited For Tommy Fleetwood's First PGA Tour Win

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Garrett Johnston | Last updated Aug 25, 2025 4:29 PM ET

Tommy Fleetwood had gone 163 starts on the PGA Tour without a win. But number 164 proved to be the lucky charm on Sunday at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.

The amicable 34-year-old entered the final round tied for the lead with Patrick Cantlay at 16-under, and he put together a 2-under 68 with seemingly most of the golf world behind him as he captured both the Tour Championship title itself and the season-long FedEx Cup.

Fellow Golfers React

One of the more sentimental cheerleaders for Fleetwood on Sunday came in the form of fellow Englishman and Ryder Cup Europe star Justin Rose. Fleetwood waited by the final green to console Rose during a crushing playoff loss at the Masters in April to Rory McIlroy, so it was only fitting that Rose was front and center for some of the celebrations for his good friend. Rose even face-timed Fleetwood’s wife Clare in the immediate aftermath of the win and showed her the scene of her husband’s adoring fans on the last hole.

That’s what good friends do.

Family above everything @JustinRose99 made sure Tommy's family was a part of the celebrations @TOURChamp. pic.twitter.com/1szZpVtXrQ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 25, 2025

Of course, 15-time major winner Tiger Woods chimed in on X with a congratulatory post as well for Fleetwood, saying that no one deserved the win more.

Your journey is a reminder that hard work, resilience, and heart do pay off. No one deserves it more. Congrats @TommyFleetwood1!
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 24, 2025

Fellow Tour pro Michael Kim also took to X and said he was happy for Fleetwood and called him the ‘nicest guy on Tour.’

Like everyone else, I am so happy for Tommy. Probably the nicest guy on tour.

Congrats Tommy!
— Michael S. Kim (@Mike_kim714) August 24, 2025

And the congratulations didn’t just stop with fellow players. Former player turned analyst Paul McGinley was fired up for Fleetwood after the big breakthrough win on Sunday.

Delighted to have being part of @SkySportsGolf team covering Tommy’s win up close this week. There’s much to say and I’ll be doing the Sky Golf podcast later today with @jamiecweir where we will dissect his great win as well as having a look at the upcoming Ryder cup …
— Paul McGinley (@mcginleygolf) August 25, 2025

Even some legends of the game like 9-time major winner Gary Player gave a nice shoutout to Fleetwood and his perseverance in winning the Tour Championship.

I am so incredibly proud of and happy for Tommy Fleetwood and his gutsy perseverance over what has been a terrific professional golf career. Yesterday marked the culmination of decades of hard work and resilience, culminating in the glory of a PGA TOUR win. It was great to see… pic.twitter.com/98g8whPD4J
— GARY PLAYER (@garyplayer) August 25, 2025

Some players on the PGA Tour Champions chimed in on Fleetwood’s popular win as well, with Australian Cameron Percy among them.