Olympics-Golf-Fleetwood relishes happy hunting ground


Paris 2024 Olympics - Golf - Men's Round 2 - Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France - August 02, 2024. Tommy Fleetwood of Britain in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

GUYANCOURT, France (Reuters) - Tommy Fleetwood received so much crowd support at the Olympic venue where he has twice won titles that his playing partners asked him if he was actually French, the 33-year-old Briton said on Friday.

Fleetwood sparkled in the second round of the men's competition at Le Golf National near Paris to claim the joint lead alongside American defending champion Xander Schauffele and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama.

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