The English golfer will compete at his local Royal Birkdale course this week and is determined to use the home support as "positive fuel" for his bid to win the Claret Jug.

Fleetwood said: "I have all those things to draw on and I have all those things to aim for. It is an absolute dream to play here in my hometown in front of people that are all here to support me. There are only positives.

"What you have to deal with is how much you want it and your own expectations, but at the same time, I'm no different to any other person in terms of every single person that is playing in The Open dreams of winning in The Open and wants to win it.

"There's really nothing different to anybody else in that sense. I am the lucky one that gets to have home support and use that as like really positive fuel."

Fleetwood is still searching for the first major victory of his career but claims that he doesn't need to win one of the sport's biggest prizes to feel "fulfilled".

The world number nine said: "I don't think I want to look towards the future and think I have to win a major to feel fulfilled.

"Like everyone else out here, we spend our lives giving it everything, and it might happen for me, it might not.

"I don't want to think about it as if it doesn't happen, all of those hours I spent chasing my dreams, what was it for, that kind of thing.

"Whatever happens in my career, I'll be able to look back and say that I gave it everything and I had an amazing time doing it."

Fleetwood added: "I would definitely much prefer to have a major or two or three on my resume by the time my career is over.

"Dreams do come true, we watch it all the time, but you'll never find out if yours will unless you chase it. Mine might come true; it might not. I've done a lot in my career so far – but there is still plenty more to go."