Tommy Fleetwood made promise to son before £500k victory triggered emotional embrace

Tommy Fleetwood claimed victory at the DP World India Championship, honouring a pledge made to his young son while also pocketing a £500,000 windfall. The 34-year-old was instrumental in Team Europe's victory over Team USA in the recent Ryder Cup - emerging as his side's leading points scorer at Bethpage Black.

Following extensive celebrations, the Southport-born golfer jetted off to New Delhi for the DP World Tour competition. He secured the championship decisively, ending two strokes clear of his closest rival, Japan's Keita Nakajima. As he holed out from short range, having narrowly missed a chip-in for eagle, Fleetwood looked towards his son Franklin, who dashed onto the 18th green and hugged his beaming father.

Following the tournament, Fleetwood revealed: "So we were at home last week and we were driving the buggy. I think we were playing golf together.

"And he just said randomly, 'Do you know what you've never done? You've never won a tournament and I've never been able to run on to the 18th green.'

"So I was like, 'I'm writing that down.' I've had that written down all week. It was another opportunity really, there's going to be many more times where I hopefully get the chance to do that.

"But, all day today, I've had that in my mind; 'Can I put myself in a position where I can actually make that moment happen?' It's one of those little things, it means a lot to me and that was what I wanted to do all day."

Fleetwood delivered a near-flawless final round to clinch the championship, overcoming an initial two-shot deficit to Nakajima with a remarkable run of five birdies in seven holes. He ended the day with eight birdies and a single bogey, finishing 22-under par.

Despite starting the day two strokes behind, Fleetwood quickly halved this on the first hole with a two-putt birdie, while Nakajima could only manage par. However, the Southport golfer found himself in trouble on the next par four when his ball lodged in a bunker, resulting in a bogey.

Meanwhile, Nakajima and Ryder Cup team-mate Shane Lowry both moved within one stroke of the lead, with Nakajima reaching 18-under after a birdie on the third hole and Lowry scoring two birdies in the first three holes. A 15-foot putt for birdie on the fourth hole proved to be the turning point for Fleetwood, who went on to birdie five of the next ten holes, establishing an insurmountable lead.

He finished strongly with a birdie and three pars in the final four holes, securing the championship and the £500,000 prize money. This caps off a fantastic 2025 for Fleetwood, who also claimed his first ever PGA Tour victory at the Tour Championship earlier this year, just before the Ryder Cup.