10 Facts About American professional golfer Rickie Fowler who plays on the
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00:00An almost instantly recognizable name and face in the world of golf,
00:03Ricky Fowler has made fans across the world thanks to his bold sense of dress and of course
00:08his brilliant golf too. While he's suffered a bit of a drop off in form over recent years,
00:13let's get to know the American golfer a little bit better with 10 interesting facts.
00:19Born in Marietta, California, Fowler started playing golf only on a driving range and was
00:25pretty much entirely self-taught at the game. He had some success in high school and it was
00:29enough to give him a scholarship where he would go on to study at the University of Oklahoma.
00:34Fowler had a decorated amateur and collegiate career. In 2007 he was a member of the winning
00:40U.S. Walker Cup team and also won the Sonny Hanna and Players Amateur in the same year.
00:46In 2008 Fowler won the Ben Hogan award which is an annual prize given to the best college player
00:51in the U.S. His full name is Rick Utaka Fowler. It's not known exactly when and why he preferred
00:57to be called Ricky but his middle name comes from his maternal grandfather who is Japanese.
01:02His maternal grandmother is Navajo Native American. Fowler is married to former track and field
01:07amateur athlete Alison Stoke. They started dating in 2017, became engaged in 2018, married in 2019
01:14and welcomed their first child to the world in November 2021. Fowler turned pro in 2009 and
01:20finished his first PGA Tour event as a pro in the top 10. While he was PGA Tour rookie of the year
01:26in 2010, it took until 2011 for Fowler to secure his first professional win which was a six-stroke
01:32victory over Rory McIlroy at the Korea Open. He won his first PGA Tour event a year later in 2012
01:40at the World's Fargo Championship. His most significant and decorated win to date was the
01:442015 Players' Championship. He beat Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner in a famous playoff win. Fowler
01:51played the final six holes of regulation in six under par to force his way into the playoff.
01:56He then hit a famous shot on the iconic par 3 17th hole sticking his tee shot to five feet
02:01and knocking in the birdie putt to win the championship. Fowler actually birdied the