Rickie Returns to the Winner's Circle

Fowler comes up clutch in 3-way playoff to win first Tournament since 2019

July 04, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

July 4, 2023

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Rickie Fowler & Caddie Ricky Romano celebrate winning on the 18th hole (Getty Images)

Rickie Fowler finally got it done on a Sunday, winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic in dramatic fashion — by winning in a 3-way playoff (defeated Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa) to secure his 6th career PGA Tour victory and first since 2019. Fowler, once ranked 4th in the world golf rankings back in 2016, fell into a major slump (to put it nicely) and watched his ranking drop all the way to 185th.

However, this year has been the comeback year for Rickie, having notched 5 top-10 finishes coming into the Rocket Mortgage Classic this weekend, including a 5th place finish at the U.S. Open, where Fowler led the pack early Sunday morning before ultimately coming up short.

2 months ago, we asked if Rickie Fowler was “back”? Now, ranked #23 in the world and coming off this victory, we’re happy to report that the answer to that question is a resounding YES. Welcome back, Rickie.

Back in 2013, ESPN’s John Anderson learned why Rickie Fowler always dresses so colorfully.

WINNERS FROM LAST WEEK

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GOLF’S IRON MAN 🇩🇪

65-year old Bernhard Langer made history on Sunday, passing Hale Irwin with victory No. 46 on the Champions Tour, becoming the winningest senior golfer of all time, thanks to a dominant performance at the 43rd U.S. Senior Open in Wisconsin. Gut gemacht, Bernhard, gut gemacht!

From one German great to another, Dirk Nowitzki made sure to commemorate the occasion:

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES

PGA TOUR MOVES WEST

LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS 📊

Was the Travelers Championship course too easy? 

57% 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yes (time to change venues and roll it back)

43% 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ No (we need to see more low scores from golf's elite)

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS: TOP 60

Arrows indicate Top-5 movers in this week’s OWGR

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