Fleetwood hits monster drive to share British Masters lead

Surrey: Tommy Fleetwood hit a 400-yard-plus drive that took a hard bounce and rolled on and on and over the green on a par-four hole en route to a share of the first round lead at the British Masters in Surrey on Thursday. He was apologetic after surprising the preceding group that was still on the green when the ball trundled up onto the putting surface and beyond at the par-four seventh hole at Walton Heath. “That was a surprise, that one,” said Fleetwood, whose five-under-par 67 matched fellow Englishmen Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace. He finished tied for second at last week’s Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, before heading back south to tee up this week outside London.