Rory McIlroy has expressed confidence that Tommy Fleetwood will be able to handle the pressure of competing in The Open Championship, offering advice based on his own experience managing such circumstances.
McIlroy cautioned Fleetwood against "falling into the trap" that he himself encountered when attempting to manage the pressure of playing in The Open in his hometown. The specifics of what trap McIlroy is referring to are not detailed in the available coverage, though his comments suggest he learned a difficult lesson from that experience.
By publicly backing Fleetwood ahead of The Open, McIlroy appears to be offering both encouragement and a warning drawn from his personal experience with major championship pressure in familiar surroundings.
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