HERO CUP

January 13, 2023

Tommy Fleetwood

Abu Dhabi Golf Club

Great Britain & Ireland

Quick Quotes

Q. Day one, Hero Cup how do you reflect on your own and your team's performance so far?

TOMMY FLEETWOOD: I think it was a good team performance on the first day. I know we would loved to have finished the day and been the right side of the scoreboard and been up. Unbelievable really that four matches go down the last. Just shows how close the teams are in terms of levels. I think in the end, to get out of that session 3-2, we'll definitely go back to our team rooms feeling the better, and the guys, I just said to the guys, that's why those guys are at the back, trust them to get something out of it at the last and be very tough coming down that last hole.

Overall, happy. I think everybody, that's the first competitive round this year and I think it went really well. I thought all of us put in good performances.

Q. Looked like 4-1 at one point. The last six, seven holes, GB&I showed great determination.

TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, I only would witness the start of mine and Shane's match and we got completely out-putted early on and then we were the better team for the back nine. Coming down the last two, it can always go either way. But the guys said, at the back end, to get something out of the last matches, shames and Bob did unbelievable and they love playing together that. Was really nice and a great partnership there.

Played five matches and a lot more to go and tomorrow is a completely different day. That's ten matches, two rounds of golf for everybody, foursomes, completely different game. So we're going to see how tomorrow goes. But it will get down to the nitty-gritty tomorrow.

Q. What will be the message for the team?

TOMMY FLEETWOOD: I think we played well. I think it was very close, and there's a long way to go but happy that we are all got our first competitive round of the year out of the way. I think we've established what this team competition is really about, and I think to get the adrenaline flowing down those last holes was great, and keep believing in ourselves. Still have full faith in what we are going to do this week and there's a long, long way to go.