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Tommy Fleetwood shared a heartwarming piece of advice he was given by his father after ending his long wait for a PGA Tour title. The 34-year-old won the Tour Championship on Sunday night, finishing three shots ahead of his nearest challengers Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley. It marked his first victory on the PGA Tour in 164 attempts and saw him scoop £7.4million in prize money.

Fleetwood showed a great deal of mental strength to battle the pressure and finally break his duck, with the crowd chanting his name as he approached the final green. He was visibly overjoyed after sinking the winning putt to deliver one of the most heartwarming tales of the sporting year. The man from Southport actually won two trophies, also lifting the FedEx Cup for the 2025 season.

In his press conference after stepping off the course, Fleetwood was quizzed on what makes him so popular and recalled a crucial piece of advice which has been passed down through his family.

"You say why do people like me so much? I'm always very lucky that I make a great connection with people," he said.

"I try and be... if I could give my kids one piece of advice, I mean there's tons of advice but I always tell them to be a good [person first and I've always tried to do that. My dad always told me that."

Expanding on the advice his father would give him when he was younger, Fleetwood said: "Even when I was an aspiring young amateur golfer, professional golfer, he always said: 'Person first, golfer second'.

"You know, you're a good person first and whatever happens after that, you try and be a good golfer second. I've always tried to be that."

Fleetwood had previously landed 30 top-five finishes on the PGA Tour, including six times as the runner-up, without success. In order to end his barren spell at the Tour Championship, he needed to overcome the mental scars of the past.

"I think it's easy for anybody to say that they are resilient, that they bounce back, that they have fight, it's different when you actually have to prove it," added Fleetwood.

"There's different types of mental strength. I've clearly got things wrong in the dire moments of tournaments and I might have made the odd dodgy decision, might have put a bad swing on it, but I've had to have mental strength in a different way.

"I've had to be resilient in terms of putting myself back up there, getting myself back in that position, no matter how many times it doesn't go my way, no matter how many doubts might creep in.

"Think the right things, say the right things to yourself, say the right things outwardly. I am really pleased that I can be proof that if you do all the right things and if you just keep going, that it can happen."