Rickie Fowler can deliver the goods. Facing a five-shot deficit with six holes to play, Fowler produced the greatest finish in the 34-year history of the TPC Sawgrass. Criticized in an anonymous survey by some of his peers for not being able to win, Fowler answered with a captivating victory at The Players Championship. At a tournament that dresses up like a major, Fowler looked the part in beating the
Rickie Fowler captured The Players Championship by vanquishing Spain’s Sergio Garcia and fellow American Kevin Kisner in a thrilling playoff that lasted through four holes. It was the first win in three years for Fowler, who survived the tournament’s first three-hole aggregate playoff before toppling Kisner in a sudden-death hole at number 17 at the TPC Sawgrass course. “I had to wait a long time for this,” Fowler said. Fowler,
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May 11 (Infostrada Sports) – FedEx Cup rankings 1. (1) Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 2118 2. (2) Jimmy Walker (U.S.) 1693 3. (3) J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 1320 4. (4) Patrick Reed (U.S.) 1263 5. (6) Bubba Watson (U.S.) 1188 6. (5) Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 1180 7. (7) Charley Hoffman (U.S.) 1121 8. (8) Jason Day (Australia) 1076 9. (9) Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 1059 10. (67) Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 1048 11. (14)
By Ben Everill PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – American Rickie Fowler produced a stunning finish to claim the lucrative Players Championship in a playoff at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday. In a week where he was labeled “overrated” in an anonymous player poll, Fowler clinched victory on the famous 17th island green with his third birdie on the hole in the day, taking home $1.8 million.
