10 Facts About Rickie Fowler

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10 Facts About American professional golfer Rickie Fowler who plays on the
PGA Tour.
Transcript
00:00 An almost instantly recognizable name and face in the world of golf,
00:03 Ricky Fowler has made fans across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and,
00:07 of course, his brilliant golf too. While he's suffered a bit of a drop-off in form over recent
00:13 years, let's get to know the American golfer a little bit better with 10 interesting facts.
00:17 Born in Marietta, California, Fowler started playing golf only on a driving range and was
00:25 pretty much entirely self-taught at the game. He had some success in high school and it was enough
00:30 to give him a scholarship where he would go on to study at the University of Oklahoma.
00:34 Fowler had a 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 same year.
00:45 In 2008, Fowler won the Ben Hogan Award, which is an annual prize given to the best college player
00:51 in the US. His full name is Rick Yutaka Fowler. It's not known exactly when and why he preferred
00:57 to be called Ricky, but his middle name comes from his maternal grandfather, who is Japanese.
01:02 His maternal grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track and
01:07 field amateur athlete, Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in 2018, married in
01:13 2019, and welcomed their first child to the world in November 2021. Fowler turned pro in 2009 and
01:20 finished his first PGA Tour event as a pro in the top 10. While he was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
01:26 in 2010, it took until 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 year later in 2012
01:40 at the Wells Fargo Championship. His most significant and decorated win to date was the
01:44 2015 Players' Championship. He beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler
01:51 played the final six holes of regulation in six under par to force his way into the playoff. He
01:56 then hit a famous shot on the iconic par 3 17th hole, sticking his tee shot to five feet and
02:01 knocking in the birdie putt to win the championship. Fowler actually birdied the