In 2023, when Tommy Fleetwood got the win for Team Europe at Rome on just his 17th hole, the entire team rejoiced. But, behind the scenes, there’s a figure who influenced the trajectory of that game. That is none other than Fleetwood’s wife, Clare . She moved the needle for the team, nudging Captain Luke Donald . Let’s uncover the story behind one of Team Europe’s most crucial decisions.

Fleetwood told the Fore Play Podcast host Soly about it in a recent episode . Soly nudged Fleetwood about a specific question in the Tour Championship press conference about how the captains had set him up for success, where Fleetwood had gone over the singles order in the Ryder Cup. Fleetwood went into detail over a conversation he had with Clare that made Donald put him back on the 11th.

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