Despite Achieving Huge Feat After 2.5 Years, Rickie Fowler Suffers a Major Setback After a Missed Opportunity

Rickie Fowler has always been a fan-favorite golfers ever since he started playing professionally. He managed to become the World’s 4th-ranked player in 2016. But gradually, his rank declined. Fowler was nowhere to be seen in the top 50 in 2021 and 2022. He entered 2023 with the hope to return, and that hope came true.

Thanks to Fowler’s 71-68-68-69 shot at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship, he returned to the Top 50. But, it seems that Fowler’s joy was rather short-lived. 

Rickie Fowler misses a major opportunity

Rickie Fowler’s fans rejoiced the moment they found out that their favorite player was back in the top 5 after waiting for a painful 2 years and 5 months. It must have been a feeling of pure joy for the golfer as well.

But sometimes, things just don’t fall into place, and this is what happened to Rickie Fowler. Despite the recent feat that he achieved, the golfer was unable to qualify for the fourth major for the season even after his stellar performance at Wells Fargo Championship.

Rickie Fowler’s Twitter fan page, Rickie Fowler Tracker, posted a tweet delivering the bad news to the fans. They wrote, “I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Rickie came up one shot short of qualifying for The Open yesterday. Top 3 finishers inside the Top 10 not already exempt got into The Open. Really hope this doesn’t come back to hurt Rick. Grrrrr.”

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Although, the 34-year-old will get another chance to qualify at The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.

If not Fowler, then who qualified for the fourth major through their performance at Quail Hollow? 

Golfers who have qualified for The Open Championship

According to the PGA Tour, The first golfer who qualified at Quail Hollow for The Open is the Wells Fargo champion, Wyndham Clark. Denny McCarthy, a sixth-year TOUR pro, tied for eighth place in the competition. He earned his spot in The Open by qualifying through the Open Qualifying Series. The two are joined by Michael Kim, earning the third spot in the qualification.

By finishing in seventh place individually at the Wells Fargo Championship, Kim has earned a place in this year’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

What do you think of Fowler missing the chance at Quail Hollow? Are you excited to see him play the fourth major of the season if he qualifies for his next chance?

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