Tommy Fleetwood on the disappointing parts of 2025: "I didn't really do that this year"

Tommy Fleetwood has hailed his incredible on-course success in 2025 but lamented the fact he didn't put himself in contention to win a major championship. 

The Englishman has arguably enjoyed the most successful year of his career to date. 

Fleetwood held his nerve down the stretch at the Tour Championship in August to finally break his duck and win in the United States at the 164th time of asking. 

He also backed up a talismanic performance for Europe at the Ryder Cup - where he was the top points scorer in the clash - with another victory at the inaugural DP World India Championship. 

The stats also don't lie, with Fleetwood producing as many as eight top-10 finishes,  a scoring average of 69.24 and more than $25m earned in prize money. 

In late November, Fleetwood also moved to a career-high third in the Official World Golf Ranking, behind only America's Scottie Scheffler and his European Ryder Cup teammate Rory McIlroy. 

If there is one criticism of Fleetwood, it is undoubtedly the fact that he didn't give himself an opportunity to win one of the four men's majors. 

And the 34-year-old alluded to that in an interview with bunkered. 

Fleetwood shared 21st place at this year's Masters, 41st at the PGA Championship, missed the cut at the U.S. Open and finished 16th at The Open. 

"I've learned a lot,” Fleetwood told the publication. "I grew as a golfer and a competitor. 

"Whether I lost or won, I think they all taught me something. J

"Just finding that consistency at a high level in my game from the summer onwards, it was a new level for me, from a consistency basis, being up there all the time."

He added: "I'm finding myself finishing 2025 in a place that I’ve never been before.

"Third in the world, is incredible. It happens to be the greatest of all time that are up in front. 

"I'm looking forward to the challenge that comes next.

" Looking at ways where I know I can still be better, trying to maintain the levels that I've found, if I can do that, and seeing where we can go in 2026.”

Pressed on whether he is now playing the best golf of his career, Fleetwood said: "I think so. 

"I don't feel like I’m doing anything that different, but I think I've just found, a level of consistency that is a little bit higher. 

"I'm at a higher level than I've ever been at for a longer period of time, which has got me higher in the world rankings. 

"I've got to look if I can maintain that."

Fleetwood will be eyeing up the 2026 major schedule. 

The U.S. Open heads back to Shinnecock Hills next June - a venue where Fleetwood finished runner-up to Brooks Koepka in 2018. 

He will play The Open in front of his own fans at Royal Birkdale in Southport, Merseyside. 

The PGA Championship will be contested at Aronimink Golf Club whilst Fleetwood will always believe he has the tools to win The Masters. 

"Majors are very career-defining at the end of people's career," he added. 

"You go through as good as the year was, I think there were certain aspects of disappointment, and I didn’t really contend at all in the majors, so I think that’s something that I need to look at.

"I'll look to work in a way that can keep me as consistent as possible throughout the whole year, and then there's four events that definitely make a huge difference.

"W'll see if we can find a better way of playing better in those events and give myself a chance come the Sundays in majors, because I didn’t really do that this year."