Rickie Fowler featuring as co-cover boy on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 – Golf News
The American professional golfer, Rickie Fowler, was featured along with the legendary Tiger Woods on the front cover of the most popular golf video game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, produced by EA Sports.
While talking to the media on the release of the latest installment of the game, Fowler said that it was an honour for him to get a display of his pictorial profile besides Tiger Woods.
The 23-year-old American, who has yet to register a win on the PGA Tour, made it to the front cover through an online competition held on Facebook, where he was in competition with seven other golfers from the United States.
Fans from all over the world voted for their favourite celebrities to be printed on the game’s front cover.
Fowler made it through to the final round with his friend, Bubba Watson, the 2011 Farmers Insurance Open winner.
After a close contest, Fowler defeated Watson with a little margin of 51 percent, against 49 percent, and became the co-cover boy of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.
"I grew up playing the Tiger Woods games," Fowler said. "I never really dreamed about being on the cover with Tiger. It never even crossed my mind. It's kind of a shock to me".
Fowler is one of the emerging celebrities of golf. His fan following can be judged by appearing on the course and witnessing a number of people wearing the same orange Puma cap that he wears during the events.
“People are like, 'What is it about Rickie?' I don't know he just has 'it.' People like him, people get excited about him. He's got a great, accessible personality. It's that 'it' factor,” said Craig Evans, the Marketing Director for EA Sports.
Recently, he was also picked as the hottest male golfer by the renowned Golf Digest magazine.
"I was flattered and honoured by that," he said sheepishly. "It was not up to me".
Fowler is now looking forward to registering a PGA Tour win, along with making an appearance in the FedEx Cup and Ryder Cup in the 2012 season.
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