10 Facts About Rickie Fowler

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

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00:00 almost instantly recognizable name and face in the world of golf, Ricky Fowler

00:04 has made fans across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and of course

00:08 his brilliant golf too. While he suffered a bit of a drop-off in form over recent

00:12 years, let's get to know the American golfer a little bit better with 10

00:16 interesting facts. Born in Marietta, California, Fowler started playing golf

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

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

00:31 where he would go on to study at the University of Oklahoma. Fowler had a

00:35 decorated amateur and collegiate career. In 2007 he was a member of the winning

00:40 US Walker Cup team and also won the Sonny Hanna and Players Amateur in the

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

00:49 given to the best college player in the US. His full name is Rick Utaka Fowler.

00:54 It's not known exactly when and why he preferred to be called Ricky but his

00:58 middle name comes from his maternal grandfather who is Japanese. His maternal

01:02 grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track and

01:06 field amateur athlete Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in

01:12 2018, married in 2019 and welcomed their first child to the world in November

01:17 2021. Fowler turned pro in 2009 and finished his first PGA Tour event as a

01:22 pro in the top 10. While he was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2010 it took until

01:28 2011 for Fowler to secure his first professional win which was a six-stroke

01:32 victory over Rory McIlroy at the Korea Open. He won his first PGA Tour event a

01:38 year later in 2012 at the Wells Fargo Championship. His most significant and

01:43 decorated win to date was the 2015 Players Championship. He beat Sergio

01:47 Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler played the final six

01:52 holes of regulation in six under par to force his way into the playoff. He then

01:56 hit a famous shot on the iconic par 3 17th hole sticking his tee shot to five

02:01 feet and knocking in the birdie putt to win the championship. Fowler actually