Rickie Fowler
Name:
Rick Yutaka "Rickie" FowlerCountry:
USABorn:
Dec 13, 1988 in Murrieta, Riverside County, California.Original/Home Club:
Oklahoma State University.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2009Website:
https://www.rickiefowler.comRyder Cup player (2010, '14, '16, '18, '23). Presidents Cup player (2015, '17, '19). Walker Cup player (2007, '09). Winner on the US PGA and OneAsia Tours. PGA Tour Rookie of the Year (2010).
As a largely self-taught player, who initially only played on a driving range, Fowler embarked on an outstanding amateur career. For 36-weeks during 2007 and 2008 he was rated the world's top amateur golfer.
Fowler was a member of the USA's powerful and victorious Walker Cup team in 2007, where he partnered Billy Horschel in their two foursome matches (Rory McIlroy, on home soil in Northern Ireland, was one of their scalps). In the 2009 Walker Cup at Merion, Fowler returned a very impressive 4-0 performance, with two of his wins as emphatic as the overall result itself.
Fowler turned professional after his 2009 Walker Cup appearance. In 2010 he just edged Rory McIlroy to the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. His first professional win came in Asia at the 2011 Korea Open; his good friend McIlroy finishing six shots back in second place. A first win on American soil at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2012, saw Fowler prevail with a birdie at the first playoff hole; also standing on the green waiting to putt out was (you guessed ... ) McIlroy.
The expectation was for the floodgates to open following Fowler's first PGA Tour win. Despite many excellent top 10 finishes in tour events and major championships, that did not prove to be the case (although his similarly aged 'old' adversary McIlroy can tell a rather different story).
On the final day of golf tournaments, the fashion-setting Fowler wears bright orange, the colour of his alma mater Oklahoma State University. Fowler's middle name, Yutaka, comes from his Japanese maternal grandfather, while his maternal grandmother is from the Navajo nation.
America
Rocket Mortgage
Played as the Rocket Mortgage Classic (June 29-July 2). Rickie Fowler (USA) beat Collin Morikawa (USA) and Adam Hadwin (Can) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Detriot GC, Detroit, Mich.].
America
Waste Mgt
Played as the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Branden Grace (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Fowler (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Stadium course, TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ].
America
Hero MotoCorp
Played as the Hero World Challenge (Nov 30-Dec 3; unofficial PGA Tour money event, hosted by Tiger Woods). Second-placed Charley Hoffman (USA) finished 4 shots behind Rickie Fowler (USA), whose final round 61 (-11) started with seven straight birdies. [Albany Resort, New Providence, Bahamas].
America
Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (Feb 23-26). Second-placed Morgan Hoffman (USA) and Gary Woodland (USA) finished 4 shots behind Fowler (USA), who recorded his fourth PGA Tour win. [Champion course, PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gdns, FL].
Europe
HSBC
Played as the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (Jan 21-24; European Tour event). Second-placed Thomas Pieters (Belg) finished 1 shot behind Rickie Fowler (USA), who claimed his second European Tour title. [Abu Dhabi GC, UAE].
America
Deutsche Bank
Played as the Deutsche Bank Championship (Sept 4-7; second of four FedExCup playoff events). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Rickie Fowler (USA). Stenson double-bogeyed the par-3 16th in the final round, gifting Fowler a one shot lead and allowing the Californian to close out his third win of 2015. [TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.].
Europe
Aberdeen Asset Mgt
Played as the Aberdeen Asset Mgt Scottish Open (July 9-12). Second-placed Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Rickie Fowler (USA), who recorded his first European Tour win. [No.1 course, Gullane GC, Gullane, East Lothian].
America
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Played as The Players Championship (May 7-10). Fowler (USA) beat Kevin Kisner (USA) with a birdie at the first sudden-death playoff hole (par-3 17th). In a three-hole playoff after regulation play, Fowler and Kisner both finished one-under-par on 11. Sergio Garcia (Esp) was eliminated with a one-over-par 13. Fowler recorded the biggest win of his career to date. [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
America
Wells Fargo
Played as the Wells Fargo Championship (May 3-6). 23-year-old Rickie Fowler (USA) beat Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) and D.A. Points (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC].
Asia
Kolon
Played as the Kolon Korea Open (Oct 6-9; OneAsia/Korean Trs event). Second-placed Rory McIlroy (N.Ire) finished 6 shots behind Fowler (USA), who recorded his first win as a professional. [Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, S Korea].
Awards
PGA Tour
Fowler (USA) won the PGA Tour 2010 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished 22nd on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $2,857,108. Fowler (21) became the youngest winner of this award since Tiger Woods (20) in 1996.
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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