10 Facts About American professional golfer Rickie Fowler who plays on the
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00:00An almost instantly recognizable name and face in the world of golf,
00:03Ricky Fowler has made fans across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and,
00:07of course, his brilliant golf too. While he's suffered a bit of a drop-off in form over recent
00:13years, let's get to know the American golfer a little bit better with 10 interesting facts.
00:19Born in Marietta, California, Fowler started playing golf only on a driving range and was
00:25pretty much entirely self-taught at the game. He had some success in high school and it was enough
00:30to give him a scholarship where he would go on to study at the University of Oklahoma.
00:34Fowler had a decorated amateur and collegiate career. In 2007, he was a member of the winning
00:40U.S. Walker Cup team and also won the Sonny Hanna and Players Amateur in the same year.
00:46In 2008, Fowler won the Ben Hogan Award, which is an annual prize given to the best college player
00:51in the U.S. His full name is Rick Yutaka Fowler. It's not known exactly when and why he preferred
00:57to be called Ricky, but his middle name comes from his maternal grandfather, who is Japanese.
01:02His maternal grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track
01:07and field amateur athlete Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in 2018,
01:13married in 2019, and welcomed their first child to the world in November 2021.
01:18Fowler turned pro in 2009 and finished his first PGA Tour event as a pro in the top 10.
01:24While he was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2010, it took until 2011 for Fowler to secure his first
01:30professional win, which was a six-stroke victory over Rory McIlroy at the Korea Open. He won his
01:37first PGA Tour event a year later in 2012 at the Wells Fargo Championship. His most significant
01:43and decorated win to date was the 2015 Players' Championship. He beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin
01:48Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler played the final six holes of regulation in six-under par
01:54to force his way into the playoff. He then hit a famous shot on the iconic par 3 17th hole,
01:59sticking his tee shot to five feet and knocking in the birdie putt to win the championship.
02:04Fowler actually birdied the