What Rory McIlroy said in 2019 when asked if Tommy Fleetwood would win on the PGA Tour soon

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Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood are two of the finest golfers on the PGA Tour and they are extremely close friends off the golf course.

McIlroy has been more successful than Fleetwood throughout his career but on his day, the Englishman is as good as anyone.

However, while the Northern Irishman has won 29 PGA Tour titles, the 34-year-old from Southport, England, is still waiting for his first.

Fleetwood has a chance to break his PGA Tour duck at the Tour Championship on Sunday, and his game is undoubtedly good enough to get across the line in the biggest golf tournaments.

Over the past few months, Fleetwood has actually shown McIlroy up by talking to the media after some heartbreaking defeats.

The seven-time DP World Tour winner’s affable nature is the reason why he’s so popular, and there surely won’t be one person watching on Sunday night who would begrudge him a victory at East Lake.

He really should have a few PGA Tour titles under his belt already.

What Rory McIlroy said in 2019 about Tommy Fleetwood winning on the PGA Tour

McIlroy knows what it takes to win the biggest trophies of them all.

He also knows just how good Fleetwood is, having seen him up close and personal for the best part of a decade now.

McIlroy and Fleetwood actually formed a superb partnership at the Ryder Cup in Rome in 2023, winning both of the matches they played together.

Six years ago, the five-time major champion made a prediction about the Englishman.

Back in 2019 after Fleetwood had fired an opening round 65 at The Players Championship, McIlroy was asked by reporters whether he thought his friend would win on the PGA Tour soon.

McIlroy said: “He is one of the best players in the world, and he’s had his chances already. So, yes, I think it’s only a matter of time for sure.“

That clearly hasn’t turned out to be the case but hopefully Fleetwood can change all of that in Atlanta on Sunday.

Tommy Fleetwood’s PGA Tour career record

Fleetwood is arguably the most consistent golfer on the PGA Tour, other than Scottie Scheffler and, of course, McIlroy.

Here are his results throughout his career on the PGA Tour so far:

It’s amazing that Fleetwood has earned over $33 million on the PGA Tour without winning.

Fleetwood will undoubtedly chalk up his first victory on the PGA Tour soon, but McIlroy was obviously like many others in thinking that he would have broken his duck far sooner.