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10 Facts About Rickie Fowler
Golf Monthly
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04/02/2025
10 Facts About American professional golfer Rickie Fowler who plays on the
PGA Tour.
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An almost instantly recognizable name and face in the world of golf,
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Ricky Fowler has made fans across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and of course
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his brilliant golf too. While he's suffered a bit of a drop off in form over recent years,
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let's get to know the American golfer a little bit better with 10 interesting facts.
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Born in Marietta, California, Fowler started playing golf only on a driving range and was
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pretty much entirely self-taught at the game. He had some success in high school and it was
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enough to give him a scholarship where he would go on to study at the University of Oklahoma.
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Fowler had a decorated amateur and collegiate career. In 2007 he was a member of the winning
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U.S. Walker Cup team and also won the Sonny Hanna and Players Amateur in the same year.
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In 2008 Fowler won the Ben Hogan award which is an annual prize given to the best college player
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in the U.S. His full name is Rick Utaka Fowler. It's not known exactly when and why he preferred
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to be called Ricky but his middle name comes from his maternal grandfather who is Japanese.
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His maternal grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track and field
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amateur athlete Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in 2018, married in 2019
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and welcomed their first child to the world in November 2021. Fowler turned pro in 2009 and
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finished his first PGA Tour event as a pro in the top 10. While he was PGA Tour rookie of the year
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in 2010, it took until 2011 for Fowler to secure his first professional win which was a six-stroke
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victory over Rory McIlroy at the Korea Open. He won his first PGA Tour event a year later in 2012
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at the World's Fargo Championship. His most significant and decorated win to date was the
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2015 Players' Championship. He beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler
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played the final six holes of regulation in six under par to force his way into the playoff.
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He then hit a famous shot on the iconic par 3 17th hole sticking his tee shot to five feet
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and knocking in the birdie putt to win the championship. Fowler actually birdied the
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