Tommy Fleetwood says if he agrees with Shane Lowry about the condition of Augusta National 

Tommy Fleetwood responds to Shane Lowry’s comments about Augusta National

Fleetwood felt the full force of Augusta on his back nine, dropping three shots. He was asked about Lowry’s comments after his play on Thursday, and he admitted that the Irishman could be right. 

He said, “I mean, potentially, yeah. We’ll see. They can do whatever they want with the golf course, can’t they? That’s the beauty of it. I think you never quite know what you’re going to get out here until you hit into the first green, see the ball routes on the first.

“For sure they’re having absolutely perfect conditions to make it as firm and fast as they want. It’s up to them what they want to do with it. Yeah, it’s an amazing test, and as a major and as the Masters should be I guess.”

If the course is like this on a Thursday, it will be absolutely brutal come Sunday unless they make some changes. But that would make for a drama-filled final round, so perhaps they should just let it be!

Tommy Fleetwood says how he can bounce back from late bogeys on Thursday

Fleetwood’s round fell apart late, as he bogeyed two of the last three holes down the stretch. He said how he plans to respond to that.

The Englishman said, “That’s done now, so there is nothing to do about it. 16, poor iron shot. 18, hit two lovely shots in. It was such a quick putt from the back of the green. First one I leave eight feet short, whatever it is.

“Then you see that one dribbles down and goes four feet past from eight feet. It was in a spot. Feel like I should get down in two. Of course, you should get down in two, but I didn’t.

“It’s done now, isn’t it? Nothing to do. Do a bit of practice, go home, get up tomorrow, and go again.”

It’s the right approach, but thinking like that is easier said than done. Especially now, he has all night to stew on it.