Patience is key for Fleetwood in wait for maiden PGA Tour title

Tommy Fleetwood conceded that he "cannot complain too much" about his form as his wait for a first PGA Tour win continues.

Fleetwood has been a mainstay at the top of the leaderboards in recent years, winning seven times on the DP World Tour, most recently at the Dubai Invitational in January 2024.

However, he is yet to lift a trophy on the North American circuit, coming closest at the Canadian Open in 2023 when he lost in a play-off to Nick Taylor.

Indeed, the Englishman has also become the first player to surpass $25million in prize money without winning across the 149 Tour events he has played in since joining in 2018.

Fleetwood ended tied for 14th at last week's Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, his third successive top-15 finish on the PGA Tour.

He also secured a share of fifth at the Genesis Invitational and then came joint-11th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, though he is out to improve at the Valspar Championship.

Amazing week as always at one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour @THEPLAYERS! Congrats to Rory on a historic win!One more week to go for me on the Florida swing at Valspar this week but before I do it’s the TGL Playoffs tonight with the boys. Come on @WeAreLAGC!! pic.twitter.com/Dx8DP72xFf
— Tommy Fleetwood (@TommyFleetwood1) March 17, 2025

The world number nine will be the second-highest-ranked player in the field at the tournament that starts on Thursday, behind American, Xander Schauffele.

And Fleetwood says the course at the Innisbrook Resort in Florida is one he enjoys playing.

"You can't really be complaining too much about finishing where I'm finishing," Fleetwood told the Sky Sports Golf Podcast.

"I'm happy with the consistency that I'm showing at the moment.

"I just have to find that little bit more out of my game and my scoring to find myself in contention at the right time.

"Hopefully I can continue to play the way I am and just play the waiting game, keep pushing, and we'll find ourselves up there when that time comes."

Looking ahead to the Valspar Championship, he added: "I love this golf course. I feel you have to control your ball really well.

"I don't think you can dominate this golf course with length. I think you have to position your golf ball, try and keep it in play.

"If you're out of position, you have to be patient and find a way of giving yourself the best chance of making par without forcing anything.

"I think there's a lot of demanding golf shots around there."