Home Support Lifts Fleetwood into Contention at Royal Birkdale
England’s Tommy Fleetwood said the home crowd at Royal Birkdale gave him a 100 % boost, helping him post a three‑under 67 and climb to joint‑eighth in The Open. He joins a strong British contingent with Robert MacIntyre, Matt Wallace and Alex Fitzpatrick, while the leaderboard is led by Lucas Herbert and includes Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler.