The drought is over. Rickie Fowler has won a PGA Tour event for the first time in four years. Fowler edged Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin in a one-hole playoff to capture the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Fowler had to wait four years, so why not one extra hole? It felt fitting for the 34-year-old to win his first tournament since the 2019 Waste Management in a playoff.It ended in hugs, but Fowler nearly added another near-miss to his recent tough finish at the U.S. Open. At Los Angeles Country Club, he played in the final group but finished in a tie for fifth.
Replaying the 18th as the first playoff hole, Morikawa hit his drive 322 yards in the center of the fairway. His approach was on line and looked ready to smother the hole. It instead passed the hole, and bounced once in the green side rough before trying to spin back. The ball hung up there, and Morikawa’s day was done.
Rolling in that winning putt, Fowler placed both hands atop his putter and looked into the gray sky above Detroit.This is a big one for one of the most popular players in professional golf. Fowler’s game had been trending in the right direction, even gaining some Ryder Cup candidacy chatter, but needed a win to mark his return. He’s been asked endlessly in recent years about his drought. Finally, that question is over.“It’s nice to have this out of the way.
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