When Tommy Fleetwood finally broke through and captured his first career PGA Tour victory last month, his wife was notably absent as the golf star celebrated the $10-million triumph. Article content

While the English golfer said at the time that Clare was watching from home, it turns out that there was a much bigger family matter she was attending to. Article content Article content

Fleetwood broke his silence over Clare’s absence from East Lake at a press conference on Wednesday, revealing that his stepson had been recovering from surgery at the time.

“Our middle boy, Mo (Murray), had a spinal operation just over a month ago now. So they were unable to travel,” Fleetwood said before teeing off at the BMW PGA Championship. “Actually, the week of Memphis, they were in the hospital an

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