55 Facts About Rickie Fowler

Rick Yutaka Fowler was born on December 13,1988 and is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Rickie Fowler was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008.

Rickie Fowler was born and raised in Murrieta, California, He attended Murrieta Valley High School.

Rickie Fowler posted his first collegiate victory at the Fighting Illini Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois on October 1,2007, by shooting a 203 to win the tournament by one stroke.

In 2006, Rickie Fowler shot a 137 for two rounds at the US Junior Amateur and was knocked out in the second round of match play.

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Rickie Fowler represented the United States in its victory at the 2007 Walker Cup.

Rickie Fowler was one of three amateurs to make the cut, along with Derek Fathauer and Michael Thompson.

In October 2008 Rickie Fowler played on the Eisenhower Trophy team that finished second.

In 2009, Rickie Fowler made his second and last appearance in the Walker Cup.

Rickie Fowler won all four matches in which he played as the US won by a seven-point margin.

In 2009, Rickie Fowler had the first runner-up finish of his career on the Nationwide Tour in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational losing in a playoff to Derek Lamely.

Rickie Fowler finished tied for second after losing to Troy Matteson in a three-way playoff that included Jamie Lovemark.

In December 2009, Rickie Fowler successfully gained his PGA Tour card for 2010 through qualifying school, finishing T15.

In February 2010, Rickie Fowler finished second at the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a score of 15-under-par at the TPC of Scottsdale course.

Rickie Fowler entered the final round in the lead, but shot a 73 to finish behind Justin Rose, who recorded his first PGA Tour victory.

At age 21 years and 9 months when the matches began, Rickie Fowler became the youngest US Ryder Cup player of all time, and only European Sergio Garcia was younger when he made his Ryder Cup debut in 1999.

Rickie Fowler forfeited a hole during foursomes competition on the first match day because of a rules violation, by taking a permissible free drop from muddy conditions in an improper location, a mistake US captain Corey Pavin attributed to Rickie Fowler's inexperience.

Rickie Fowler won the Rookie of the Year award, controversially claiming the award over Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

Two weeks later Rickie Fowler finished tied for 5th in The Open Championship at Royal St George's.

Early on the third day Rickie Fowler rocketed up the leaderboard with three birdies in the first five holes only to falter later in the round with two triple bogeys, effectively ending his hopes of a first major championship and PGA Tour win.

At that point Rickie Fowler was positioned 37 in the FedEx Cup points standings and required a strong performance at the BMW Championship to qualify in the top thirty for The Tour Championship; a performance which eluded him, finishing in 48th place.

In May 2012, Rickie Fowler won the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Rickie Fowler shot a 69 in the final round to finish in a three-way tie after 72 holes at Quail Hollow Club.

The following week at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Rickie Fowler played the final hole at -11 under par and had a birdie opportunity to bring him within one of leader and eventual winner Matt Kuchar.

Rickie Fowler pushed his putt to the right and finished in a tie for second, the fifth second-place finish of his career.

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In 2013 Rickie Fowler finished runner-up in the Australian PGA Championship, four shots behind the tournament winner Adam Scott.

Rickie Fowler was runner-up with Erik Compton at -1, best finishes for both at a major, but they were eight strokes behind champion Martin Kaymer.

Rickie Fowler had another second-place finish, at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.

Rickie Fowler began the final round six strokes behind Rory McIlroy and finished the day tied for second with Sergio Garcia at -15, two strokes behind McIlroy.

Rickie Fowler was only the third player, along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, to have finished in the top 5 in all four majors in one calendar year, but the first not to win.

Rickie Fowler answered with a shot inside of five feet, and when Kisner's birdie attempt slid by, Rickie Fowler responded by making his short birdie to claim the championship.

Rickie Fowler shot a final round of 69 to finish one clear of Belgium's Thomas Pieters.

Two weeks later, Rickie Fowler was in contention to win again but lost out to Japan's Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

At the first FedEx Cup playoff event of the season, The Barclays, Rickie Fowler went into the final round leading the event by one stroke.

Rickie Fowler endured a difficult final round, shooting a two-over-par 74.

Rickie Fowler's challenge was ended with a double-bogey at the 16th hole that put him four strokes behind playing partner Patrick Reed.

Rickie Fowler went on to finish T7, three strokes behind the winner Reed.

Rickie Fowler moved up from 28th to 16th in the FedEx Cup standings with this result.

The title saw Rickie Fowler move back up into the top 10 of the world rankings.

On June 16, Rickie Fowler carded a round of 65 at Erin Hills to take the first round lead at the 2017 US Open.

Rickie Fowler equaled the lowest first round score at the US Open and led by one stroke from Paul Casey and Xander Schauffele.

Rickie Fowler followed this up with a one over par 73 in the second round to fall out of the lead by one stroke, held by four other players.

Rickie Fowler started the PGA Championship with a 2-under 69 which was two strokes behind the leaders.

On December 3,2017, Rickie Fowler recorded a 61,11-under-par, in the fourth round to win the Hero World Challenge.

Rickie Fowler came from 7 strokes behind the 54-hole leader, Charley Hoffman and claimed a four-stroke victory.

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At the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Rickie Fowler birdied his final three holes during the third round to take the 54-hole lead by a stroke.

At the 2018 Masters Tournament, Rickie Fowler shot a 72-hole score of -14 to finish in 2nd place to champion Patrick Reed by 1 stroke.

In December 2019, Rickie Fowler played on the US team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

Rickie Fowler is one of four golfers in the "Golf Boys" group along with fellow PGA Tour players Ben Crane, Bubba Watson and Hunter Mahan.

In 2012, Fowler filmed a commercial for Crowne Plaza Hotels entitled "It's Good to be Rickie" with golf commentator Ian Baker Finch.

Rickie Fowler was featured in an ESPN "This is SportsCenter" commercial with sportscaster John Anderson in 2013.

In 2015, Rickie Fowler was announced as an official ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf, a program owned and operated by the PGA of America.

Rickie Fowler got the tattoo just before the 2015 Presidents Cup.

Rickie Fowler has smaller tattoos, including a capital F at the base of his right wrist, a cross on his left index finger, and a phrase at the base of his right left wrist.

Rickie Fowler started dating track and field amateur athlete Allison Stokke in 2017.