The Open: Tommy Fleetwood Tries Not To Dwell On Near Major Misses

Fleetwood has never won a major, but has finished in the top five in each of the four events.

Indeed, he was second at The Open in 2019, a year after he finished second at the U.S. Open.

Earlier this year, the 33-year-old placed T3 at The Masters, and ahead of taking to the course at Royal Troon on Thursday, Fleetwood said he attempts to ensure the past does not play on his mind.

"I try not to dwell on it too much," he said.

"I get frustrated like anybody else. I get down on myself like anybody else. 

"I don't win anywhere near as much as I would like, and I'm probably not in a position in the game where I want to be, even though I'm doing perfectly well. 

"It's not where I believe I can be, and the results don't always show that."

Fleetwood is one of four golfers to have finished inside the top 10 at each of the last two editions of The Open, along with Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young and last year's champion Brian Harman.

However, he is yet to win on the PGA Tour, though he does have seven European Tour titles to his name.

He added; "I try to focus on the positives and what I need to do to actually get to where I want to be or contend in tournaments and win tournaments.?

"I try to focus on that every day, but yeah, to be sure, the game's annoying.?

"Even when you play well, you come off frustrated because you might have missed a putt or you might have finished a shot or two behind where you thought you could."