Tommy Fleetwood might not lead the PGA Tour in driving distance, but when it comes to striking fairway woods with precision and creativity, few players are better. This season, he’s peppered the pins with fairway wood precision. (Note: Alliterations don’t do his game justice, but they are fun to type.)
According to the latest PGA Tour statistics, Fleetwood ranks 19th in Strokes Gained: Total (+1.13) and 14th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (+1.06), illustrating just how efficiently he moves the ball from tee to green.
Fleetwood’s choice of equipment reinforces his strategic approach. He’s one of the few top pros to regularly carry both a 5-wood (18°) and a 9-wood (24°). He’s been quoted saying that his 9-wood “goes up and drops straight down,” a description that captures the kind of shot-shaping confidence that separates him from more one-dimensional bombers. The club setup allows him to hit towering approach shots into long par-4s and reachable par-5s — a key reason he consistently ranks among the best in greens-in-regulation, around 65% this season.
Fleetwood’s fairway wood game isn’t about brute force; it’s about control, trajectory, and adaptability. When most players are reaching for hybrids or long irons, he’s pulling out a fairway wood and delivering a high, soft landing that gives him birdie looks others can’t generate.
So while Tommy Fleetwood may not be the longest hitter on Tour, his fairway woods are a He may not top the distance charts, but when it comes to precision, trajectory, and imagination, Tommy Fleetwood’s fairway woods are as good as it gets on Tour.
Tommy’s key swing thoughts to his solid fairway woods:
- Grip down on the shaft for better control and confidence.
- For his stock 3-wood, he sets up with the ball off the the left heel (ball position).
- Because the fairway wood is one of the longest clubs in his bag, he makes sure to take a big, full hip turn while not swaying.
- He doesn’t hit up on the ball, nor does he take a divot. He brushes the grass through the strike. Just like Tommy himself — an elegant, yet deadly approach.
Watch the video below. Go get fit for some new fairway woods. Then head out to the range and get to practicing like Tommy.