The connection between Tommy Fleetwood and his spouse, Clare Fleetwood, sparked curiosity lengthy earlier than the professional golfer lastly earned his first PGA Tour victory.
On August 24, 2025, he topped the leaderboard on the Tour Championship on the East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta, profitable the FedEx Cup.
“That is hopefully one win and the primary of many to come back. You may't win loads in the event you don't win the primary one and I'm completely satisfied that I bought it performed,” he advised NBC after the victory.
The win got here simply weeks after Tommy, 34, suffered heartbreak on the FedEx St. Jude Championship, when he had a two-shot lead as he teed off on the sixteenth gap at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 10, 2025.
Nevertheless, after a bogey on the seventeenth gap and a par on the 18th, Tommy missed the playoff by one stroke, dashing his hopes of securing his first PGA Tour victory then.
Justin Rose finally defeated J.J. Spaun on the third playoff gap to safe the event win.
Tommy, who turned professional in 2010, had many shut calls over time, however his journey to PGA Tour glory had been an agonizing one for his followers earlier than lastly incomes the title.
Off the course, Tommy's relationship along with his spouse, Clare, 57, has additionally been a sizzling matter of dialog.
Tommy and Clare, who's 23 years her husband's senior, bought married in 2017 and have since welcomed a son, Franklin.
For a deep dive into their relationship — together with what they've stated about that age hole — preserve studying.
How Did Tommy Fleetwood and His Spouse Meet?
Tommy and Clare's paths first crossed as they traversed the pleasant skies.
“We had been at all times on related flights to or from Manchester airport, sat subsequent to one another for hours, so we grew to become pals,” Tommy advised The Times in January 2023.
Clare, a revered sports activities agent, managed to persuade Tommy to affix her company as a consumer.
“We spent increasingly more time collectively and it simply so occurs we fell in love,” Tommy recalled.
Tommy stated it solely took a matter of “months” for his or her relationship to show into one thing greater than skilled.
Tommy Fleetwood poses along with his spouse Clare Fleetwood after his third spherical of the Dubai Invitational at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Membership on January 13, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Warren Little/Getty Photographs
“We already had such a robust connection and the additional time spent collectively simply tipped us over the sting,” he defined.
As soon as the couple made issues official, Tommy and Clare frightened that they must separate their private {and professional} lives.
“We deliberate to maintain our life and our work separate, for me to seek out one other agent,” Tommy stated. “However it grew to become extra obvious I wasn't going to seek out anyone I'd belief as a lot as a result of, in spite of everything, Clare is a really, very, excellent agent by commerce; it wasn't like she was my spouse simply serving to the household out. So in the long run we thought, ‘We'll simply give it a go, however we'll by no means let something get in the best way of our relationship,' and it's simply at all times labored completely.”
Clare works as Tommy's agent to today.
When Did Tommy Fleetwood and His Spouse Get Married?
Tommy and Clare bought married within the Bahamas in December 2017, three months after their son, Franklin, was born.
Along with their organic son, Tommy is the stepfather to Clare's two sons from a earlier marriage, Oscar and Murray. After securing his first PGA Tour victory, Tommy was seen pulling one among his stepsons in for a celebratory hug.
In September 2023, Tommy celebrated Clare's 56th birthday with a publish on social media.
“Glad birthday to probably the most superb spouse, mama, greatest pal, agent, the lot!!” he wrote via Instagram. “You might be our absolute rock and we love you greater than you could possibly ever think about!!”
What Have Tommy Fleetwood and His Spouse Mentioned About Their Age Hole?
Tommy and Clare have by no means shied away from discussing their 23-year age hole.
“Oh, we positively get feedback,” Tommy advised The Instances in January 2023 of their romance. “However it's by no means been a factor to us. Clare truly appears very younger for her age and I look previous — it's most likely all that solar. She's extremely cool and I'm not cool in any respect, although I'm fairly mature for my age.”
Nonetheless, Clare was initially hesitant to discover a relationship with Tommy given their discrepancy in age.
Tommy Fleetwood poses with spouse Clare and household in the course of the Par Three Contest previous to the 2025 Masters Event at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 9, 2025 in Augusta, Georgia. David Cannon/Getty Photographs
“We've bought a 23-year age distinction,” Clare stated on the “Performance People” podcast in Could 2023. “After all, I turned him down. I used to be like, ‘Don't be silly.”
Nevertheless, Tommy was persistent and satisfied Clare to offer him an opportunity.
“She simply finally gave in, I feel, and thought, ‘I'll simply give him a while. I'll give him the time of day after which we'll go from there,'” Tommy stated on the identical episode of the podcast. “After which I didn't mess up.”
How Do Tommy Fleetwood and His Spouse Preserve Their Relationship Recent?
Tommy defined that he and Clare are dedicated to “date nights” the place they talk about something different than work.
“We've bought loads of different issues to speak about — the youngsters, they take up 95 % of your life,” Tommy advised The Instances in January 2023. “We've got so many issues in frequent.”
Maybe most significantly, Tommy and Clare's relationship is full of laughter thanks largely to their English childhoods.
“We share a really northern humorousness,” Tommy stated. “We're each from working-class backgrounds. Whenever you have a look at our dad and mom, they introduced us up similarly, whether or not it's by way of kindness or toughness or desirous to be the most effective you could be.”
