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Fleetwood still learning new things about Augusta
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Fleetwood still learning new things about Augusta

Tommy Fleetwood believes there are always new things to discover about Augusta National Golf Club and revealed he is still keen to learn from his more experienced colleagues despite now being a Masters Tournament regular.

Fleetwood

The World Number 16 is back at Augusta for the fourth year in a row, still searching for his maiden Major Championship victory.

Englishman Fleetwood has played practice rounds with former champions Ian Woosnam and Sandy Lyle here in the past, in a bid to learn from their expertise.

And he said he is still picking up new information even now, with friends like Ian Poulter and Justin Rose sharing their experience with him.

Ahead of this week's rescheduled 2020 edition of the Masters, Fleetwood, 29, said: "I played with Woosie and Sandy Lyle a little bit.

"They were guys obviously from the same kind of nation - Scotland, Wales, England. I knew them anyway, so I felt comfortable with them, and they kind of helped me straight off.

"I guess these days, because I've got friends like Rosey (Justin Rose) or Poults (Ian Poulter) that have been here a long time, you can always pick up snippets of information from those guys that have played it like 15 times or something.

"I think you can never learn enough around here. There's always something new. There's always like a little snippet somewhere that you hear, and you're like, 'oh yeah'. For sure, experience around this course plays a massive part.

Fleetwood

"There's a few shots that they (the experienced players) might play that you just watch. That can be on any hole really. 

"They might have a different way of playing something and you just watch it, and you think, 'oh yeah, that makes sense'. 

"But they've just been here so often, and they've played those shots so often that it actually comes pretty naturally to them. You've got to think about it and work that shot out.  

"I think it was just the way they see the course, the way they know how it plays and how they've played it for so long, I think you just watch them and take it in."

Molinari

Fleetwood's close friend and Ryder Cup team-mate Francesco Molinari is looking forward to having the opportunity to banish the memory of last year's final round after a long wait.

Italian Molinari went into Sunday's fourth round with a two shot lead last April but posted a closing 74 to finish two strokes behind champion Tiger Woods.

He said: "It's nice to be back. Obviously last year wasn't the ending I was looking for but it was still a very good week and something that I'm very proud of, to have been in that position in Augusta.

"Hopefully this week will bring some sort of closure. It's been kind of hanging around, and it's been a long time since last year.

"It's nice to be here, and obviously, I'll do my best, as I always try to do."

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