WGC-Mexico runner-up fueled Fleetwood's rise

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MEXICO CITY – It was a year ago at Club de Golf Chapultepec that Tommy Fleetwood began his rise from English curiosity to a player on the verge of cracking the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking and playing in his first Ryder Cup.

Although Fleetwood had enjoyed success on the European Tour, having won in Abu Dhabi just a few weeks before the 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship, it was his runner-up finish at Chapultepec that has fueled the reigning Race to Dubai winner's climb.

“This event in particular, just in a world field on a world stage, actually performing like I did on a Sunday and having a chance in the end to win is a massive confidence booster for me,” Fleetwood said on…