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Over the weekend, Tommy Fleetwood gained the FedEx Cup — his first PGA Tour victory — and pocketed a $10 million payday within the course of.

For sure, it was a reasonably good Sunday for the 34-year-old golf veteran.

However followers took discover of the truth that Fleetwood’s cheering part was incomplete, as Clare Fleetwood, his spouse of eight years, was not current.

Golf followers categorical confusion at Clare Fleetwood’s absence

Now, there might have been many causes for this.

The Fleetwoods each hail from England, they usually spend the higher a part of their 12 months in Dubai.

They’ve a younger son collectively, and Clare has two children from a earlier marriage, so it’s attainable that the journey to Atlanta merely wasn’t possible for logistical causes.

However Tommy’s relationship receives extra scrutiny than the marriages of most professional athletes.

That’s as a result of Clare is 23 years Tommy’s senior.

It’s the kind of factor that will most likely move with out remark if the genders have been reversed.

However as it’s, not many male athletes marry girls who’re greater than a pair a long time older than them, and so, golf followers can’t assist themselves from obsessing over the Fleetwoods’ relationship.

To their credit score, the couple has by no means shied away from discussing their age hole.

Throughout a current podcast interview, Clare recalled telling Tommy, “Don’t be silly” when he proposed (per Web page Six).

She additionally admitted that she was “paranoid” about how their relationship can be perceived by outsiders.

“She simply finally gave in, I feel, and thought, ‘I’ll simply give him a while.’ … After which I didn’t mess up,” Tommy chimed in.

In one other interview, Tommy admitted that he and Clare “positively get feedback,” however insisted that the age distinction has “by no means been a factor” to them.

“Clare really seems very younger for her age and I look previous — it’s most likely all that solar,” Tommy remarked. “She’s extremely cool and I’m not cool in any respect, although I’m fairly mature for my age.”

We would by no means know why Clare wasn’t available for Tommy’s huge win. Nevertheless it feels like her absence had nothing to do with the state of their marriage.

And it’s not like Tommy was missing help.

In a post-round interview, he defined that he’s “all the time so fortunate with the help [he] get[s]” from followers, saying it “makes [him] a bit emotional.”

He added, “I’m happy with what I’ve achieved … and the place I’ve been to date realizing I’ve nonetheless received a method to go and lots to study.”

Notably, Tommy’s stepson Oscar was available to assist him rejoice.