Rickie Fowler
| Rickie Fowler | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Fowler in July 2010
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rick Yutaka Fowler |
| Born |
December 13, 1988 Murrieta, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T5: 2014 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ben Hogan Award | 2008 |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
2010 |
Rick Yutaka Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 37 weeks in 2007 and 2008. On January 24, 2016 he reached a career high fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking following his victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Born and raised in Murrieta, California, Fowler attended Murrieta Valley High School. For years, he played only on a driving range and is almost entirely self-taught. In his senior year in high school, Fowler won the SW League Final with a total score of 64-69=133, and led his team to the state final in 2007.
After high school he attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He posted his first collegiate victory at the Fighting Illini Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois on October 1, 2007, by shooting a 203 (70-63-70) to win the tournament by one stroke.
In the summer of 2005, Fowler won the Western Junior and competed in the U.S. Amateur, where he was defeated by the eventual champion Richie Ramsay.
In 2006, Fowler shot a 137 for two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur and was knocked out in the second round of match play. The championship was won by Philip Francis.
Fowler represented the United States in its victory at the 2007 Walker Cup. His record was 2–0 in foursomes and 1–1 in singles making his overall record 3–1. Billy Horschel was his partner for both of their foursome victories. That year Fowler won the Sunnehanna Amateur in June and the Players Amateur in July.
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