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Golfer Tommy Fleetwood back in action
The long awaited return for English golfer Tommy Fleetwood
There will be no resting on his laurels for Tommy Fleetwood as he returns to competitive action for the first time since his breakthrough victory in America at last month's Tour Championship.
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Fleetwood says he is glad to be "back at work" as he prepares for this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
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The 34-year-old is also viewing the DP World Tour's flagship event in the context of Europe's upcoming Ryder Cup defence at Bethpage in New York.
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Victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta brought a $10m (£7.4m) winner's cheque and sparked a torrent of congratulatory messages.
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They came from the likes of Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Caitlin Clark as well as friends and family and scores of golf fans from all parts.
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"Winning's great, but it's only as great as the people that you share it with and appreciate it," Fleetwood told BBC Sport. "And I think the support that I got was amazing.
'This is a big week for me'
Fleetwood enjoyed his success with his family after the tournament.
His wife, Clare, and stepson Murray missed the East Lake triumph because Murray was recovering from back surgery.
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"Our middle boy, Mo, had a spinal operation just over a month ago, so my family were unable to travel," Fleetwood said.
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The player added that Murray is making a good recovery and will be at Wentworth this week to support his stepdad's quest to land a first tour win on English soil.
"I always try and stay as present as possible," he said.
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"And that's been important to me, especially over the last few weeks and months, but this week's a big week for me."
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'I hope US fans don't dislike me too much for a week'
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Nevertheless he cannot help turning his mind towards the end of the month and Europe's bid for a first away win in 13 years.
"We are firmly in the middle of Ryder Cup season," Fleetwood said.
The seven-times DP World Tour winner claimed his first PGA Tour triumph at the 164th attempt.
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"I really enjoyed it for the first week and it was just nice to watch a few things back and just look at what happened," said Fleetwood.
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"I learned from all the losses, you learn from the wins too.
So I tried to go through the same mental process and look back and debrief everything that had happened, but also enjoy and relive those moments for a few days.
"And then I really did want to get back to work because there's so much more to come and such a big part of the golfing calendar to come."
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Fleetwood's only professional wins on home soil came at the Formby Hall Classic in 2011 and the British Par-three Championship in 2013.
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A bigger priority is at Wentworth this week and sustaining his fine form of 2025, which has seen him record eight top-10s including a joint third, fourth and the Tour Championship win in the PGA Tour's three play-off events in August.
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