PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – With his trademark long flowing locks and thick beard, Tommy Fleetwood looks as if he were performing off-Broadway in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” But the beard is missing – mostly anyway – making the 31-year-old Englishman look like a folk hero of a different sort as he walked the fairways of the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. What exactly happened to his beard?
“I was in a really bad mood,” Fleetwood said. “It was like break some golf clubs or shave my beard.”
Despite the fact his wife, Clare, prefers the hirsute look, he chose the beard. His mood, however, is on the upswing after shooting 6-under 66, tied with Tom Hoge during the first round of the Players Championship when play was suspended due to darkness.
