Rickie Fowler charges in the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans – Golf News
Rickie Fowler collected a total of eight birdies on Friday to make a charge on the leaderboard in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.
Fowler started his second-round campaign on the back nine of the course and carded four birdies prior to entering the front nine.
Another four birdies against a lone bogey earned him a score of seven-under par 65, which was enough for him to tie for the 11th spot. It was Fowler’s lowest round score in the 2012 season.
The highlight of his performance includes birdies on all the four par-five holes on the course. Moreover, he found the fairways 12 times out of the 14 present on the course and all but three greens in regulation, too.
In total, he used 27 putts to end his round on Friday. On Thursday, it was shown as 29 in the stats.
According to him, his new grip has really helped him register such impressive stats in the prestigious PGA Tour event.
"My set-up was a little bit more, I guess, proper or where it should have been and I felt like I was having to kind of force the issue with traditional grip," Fowler explained.
"So it just felt more comfortable, put me in a good position to, you know, strike the ball where I want to and basically simplified it a bit”.
Fowler also talked about his drive on the final hole that settled just 32 inches away from the pin.
He said that the only way it could have been regarded as better was if it had gone straight in the hole. Otherwise, it was a perfect shot, as it landed the way he wanted it to be.
"Definitely pleased with the way I played," Fowler said. "Left a few out there but the game feels good, hitting it in good spots, feel good where the game is at. Looking forward to this weekend".
Fowler is looking for his first victory on the PGA Tour at TPC Louisiana. He is currently four strokes behind the leader Jason Dufner.
His best finish of the 2012 season came in the Honda Classic, where he tied for the seventh position after carding a six-under par tournament score.
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