WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Power Ranking the top 10 at Firestone

AKRON, OH - AUGUST 06: The Gary Player Cup is seen before being presented to Hideki Matsuyama of Japan during the final round of the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club South Course on August 6, 2017 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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AKRON, OH – AUGUST 06: Tommy Fleetwood of England prepares to hit off the third tee during the final round of the World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club South Course on August 6, 2017 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

Tommy Fleetwood has spanned the globe in 2018 and played well at each stop.

The long-locked Englishman is one of golf’s rising stars, even without a PGA Tour win.

He won on the European Tour in Abu Dhabi early this year and dazzled us with the low rounds at the U.S. Open (Sunday 63) and at the Open Championship (Friday 65). He finished second and T12, respectively at these majors and was T17 at the Masters.

He’s up to six worldwide top-10s after his T6 last week in Canada. Fleetwood has just one missed cut since fall 2017.

On Tour, Fleetwood is making a name as a premier ball striker. He’s 12th in strokes gained tee to green thanks to a blend of accuracy and length off the tee (47th and 27th, respectively) and solid iron play.

He’s also 13th in strokes gained around the green and is more consistent with the putter (66th).

Fleetwood tied for 28th in his WGC-Bridgestone debut last year. He posted three rounds of par or better but couldn’t take it low enough to climb into contention.

He’s grown quite a bit since the last time he came to Ohio. That transformation could lead to his first win against a world class field like this.

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