Rick Yutaka Fowler is an American golfer popularly known as Rickie Fowler. Fowler has had a time where he had been flooding the news for his tremendous performances in professional tournaments that took place in the past couple of months. Many legends like Jason Day, Kelly Slater praised the American golfer for his butter swing.
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Rickie was also placed 15th on the PIP leaderboard receiving a bonus of $2 million for the same. He was placed at the 3rd position in the CJ Cup and saw a top-10 finish list on the PGA tour this season. But none of this is the highlight of his career. What did Rickie Fowler do that sent the whole crowd into a frenzy?
Remembering Rickie Fowler and his legendary 126-foot putt
The 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews witnessed the most tremendous event in the history of golf. A history that has no scope to be broken anytime soon. Rickie is one of the few people who are born with sheer talent. His 126-foot long putt during 2010 open at St. Andrews is a live example of that. the crowd at the tournament witnessed an unstoppable roar. In his word, “Probably the longest putt I have holed in competition.”
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Fowlers popularity hasn’t been served on a plate to him. He has earned it by putting in all his hard work. Being a sports person has its own ups and downs, sometimes you outperform, sometimes you don’t. Recent years however haven’t been fruitful for him but that should never put a question mark on his talent and abilities.
In last 3 years, Fowler has witnessed a massive dip in his career and is desperately trying to break out of it. More than a brilliantly talented golfer, he is a fantastic and a kind human being. His politeness and kindness has compensated for his disappointing performances. Fans love their favorites not just for their game but for the people they are. And it will not be wrong to say, that Fowler has won over the hearts of all his fans.
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He has received a lot of backlashes for his disappointing performances in last couple of years. But all these backlashes are only fueling him to bounce back stronger than ever. All his fans are eager to witness the recreation of his legendary 126-foot putt of 2010 by him.
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Do you think Rickie Fowler will be able to create history once again?