10 Facts About Rickie Fowler

10 Facts About American professional golfer Rickie Fowler who plays on the PGA Tour.

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00:00An almost instantly recognisable name and face in the world of golf, Ricky Fowler has made fans

00:05across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and of course his brilliant golf too.

00:10While he's suffered a bit of a drop-off in form over recent years, let's get to know the American

00:15golfer a little bit better with 10 interesting facts. Born in Murrieta, California, Fowler

00:22started playing golf only on a driving range and was pretty much entirely self-taught at the game.

00:27He had some success in high school and it was enough to give him a scholarship where he would

00:32go on to study at the University of Oklahoma. Fowler had a decorated amateur and collegiate career.

00:38In 2007 he was a member of the winning US Walker Cup team and also won the Sonny Hanna and Players

00:44Amateur in the same year. In 2008 Fowler won the Ben Hogan Award which is an annual prize given to the

00:50best college player in the US. His full name is Rick Utaka Fowler. It's not known exactly when and why

00:56he preferred to be called Ricky. But his middle name comes from his maternal grandfather who is

01:01Japanese. His maternal grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track and field

01:07amateur athlete Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in 2018, married in 2019 and

01:15welcomed their first child to the world in November 2021. Fowler turned pro in 2009 and finished his

01:21first PGA Tour event as a pro in the top 10. While he was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2010,

01:28it took until 2011 for Fowler to secure his first professional win which was a six stroke victory

01:33over Rory McIlroy at the Korea Open. He won his first PGA Tour event a year later in 2012 at the

01:40Wells Fargo Championship. His most significant and decorated win to date was the 2015 Players Championship.

01:46He beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler played the final six holes of

01:52regulation in six under par to force his way into the playoffs. He then hit a famous shot on the

01:57iconic par 3 17th hole sticking his tee shot to five feet and knocking in the birdie putt to win the

02:03championship. Fowler actually birdied the f**k.