
ATLANTA — As he stood on the 16th tee at East Lake on Sunday, Tommy Fleetwood found himself in both the enviable and dreaded position of leading the Tour Championship by two shots with three holes to go.
That’s typically a position of strength, but in recent times, Fleetwood—a popular, positive Englishman with a resume worthy of success—could not get to the finish without an excruciating turn of events, costing him a coveted first victory on the PGA Tour.