Rickie Fowler, a future golf star - Golf feature
The young American golfer, Rickie Fowler, is least likely to be influenced by the outside factors when it comes to setting of his goals for himself. It is the unique characteristic of his decision making on and off the course that distinguishes him from
other golf players of his calibre and time.
His entire career is full of such decisions that at the time of their announcement baffled the golf players and commentators alike. He proved them wrong in their criticism of his approach most of the time.
At many occasions, his strategies were discarded as to be decisions of an immature person but they paid him off in development of his game and growth of his pro career in the longer run.
In 2011, he was hungry for the first professional win of his career which he achieved by recording a six-stroke victory over the current world number two Rory McIlroy, at the OneAsia Tour’s Kolon Korea Open.
Talking to the media during 2012 golf season, he said that his win in Korea Open was fantastic. He can never forget that moment and struggle to achieve that honour.
According to him, he has brought many changes to his overall playing technique. In addition to that, he also changed his set of clubs and accessories last year.
The COBRA PUMA Golf will be providing him all golf equipments and accessories needed on the golf course along with the bag endorsing company’s name.
Last year, he also recorded his maiden PGA TOur victory by winning the Well Fargo Championship. Once again, Rory McIlroy had to face defeat in the sudden-death playoffs against Fowler. DA Points was the third player who played in the playoff of the Wells
Fargo Championship.
He was playing at the Pro-Am event organized to raise funds for the Charley Hoffman’s charity four days before the start of the Farmers Insurance Open last year. At that time, Hoffman said that if someone uses any wrong word for Fowler, there must be something
wrong with him.
"He's a great kid. Good head on his shoulders. Great ambassador to golf. He gets it. He get that's he's a marketable guy. He takes time for the fans,” Hoffman said.
In 2012, he was also selected as a co-cover boy for the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 video game produced by EA Sports. He was selected through a Facebook poll where he defeated his close friend Bubba Watson with 51 per cent votes against 49 per cent votes.
Apart from being a great golfer, Fowler is a great person. His attitude reflects on his humble background and down-to-earth personality. He, most of the times, avoids from blowing triumphs on his own, about his game and achievements.
For the last few years, Fowler has become one of the favourite golfers around the world and his popularity is increasing day by day. He may not have won a single event since he won his first PGA Tour event last year, however, the golf experts believe that
he still has a lot of time to prove and become of the best players in the world.
He certainly has the potential to make an upset at any event he enters in. Therefore, one cannot take him lightly, especially when he enters the contention for the top spot in any event.
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