Tommy Fleetwood agreed deadline to stop working with wife who has 23-year age gap
Tommy Fleetwood and his wife set a deadline to explore whether their working relationship was viable. The Olympic Games golf star tied the knot with Clare, who is 23 years his senior, in 2017.
The 56-year-old had been Fleetwood’s manager and they soon developed a closer relationship. Due to the sizeable age gap between the pair, she initially knocked back his advances before they eventually became romantically involved.
The couple doubted whether they could continue to work together, with Clare (nee Craig) seriously considering giving up her role as his manager. However, after a trial period, they decided that their professional relationship could continue too.
As we were sat there listening to different proposals, I’m like I can do this,” she told the Performance People podcast in May 2023. “But I just for some reason at the beginning thought I couldn’t and I shouldn’t. Then we gave it six months, and it worked, so we carried on.”
On how they balance their work-life relationship, Clare explained: “I talk about work a lot – I can’t help it – but I do make a conscious effort [to switch off]. I can see sometimes in his face that he’s had enough, which is quite often!
“We put an office in the house and if I need to talk to him about work, he’ll come in. The only thing we needed to get right was me not talking about work all of the time.
