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Rickie Fowler Wins THE PLAYERS
May 10, 2015 | Cowboy Golf
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Former Oklahoma State All-American Rickie Fowler secured his third career professional win and second career PGA Tour victory on Sunday, claiming a dramatic playoff triumph over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner at THE PLAYERS Championship.
A first-team All-American for the Cowboys in 2008 and 2009, Fowler fired a 67 during his final round to finish at 12-under 276.
Fowler opened with a pair of 69s before carding a 71 on Saturday.
His 5-under final round included a 31 on the inward nine that featured four birdies and an eagle over his final six holes. Fowler birdied the 13th to get back to even for the day before going on his impressive four-hole closing stretch.
After a birdie at the 15th, he hit his approach from 245 yards out on the par5- 16th to two feet en route to an eagle before closing with a birdie at the 17th and rolling in a 17-foot birdie at the 18th.
Fowler's 11 strokes over the final four holes were the fewest at TPC Sawgrass since 1982.
In the three-hole playoff, all three players made par at the 16th before Fowler and Kisner birdied the 17th. Garcia was eliminated at the 18th, sending the other two players back to the 17th. Fowler stuffed his tee shot within four feet and made his victory-clinching putt after Kisner failed to drop his from 12 feet. The birdie at the historic 17th was his fifth in six tries during the week.The victory was the first for Fowler since winning a three-man playoff at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship. He also emerged victorious at the 2011 Kolon Korea Open.
A first-team All-American for the Cowboys in 2008 and 2009, Fowler fired a 67 during his final round to finish at 12-under 276.
Fowler opened with a pair of 69s before carding a 71 on Saturday.
His 5-under final round included a 31 on the inward nine that featured four birdies and an eagle over his final six holes. Fowler birdied the 13th to get back to even for the day before going on his impressive four-hole closing stretch.
After a birdie at the 15th, he hit his approach from 245 yards out on the par5- 16th to two feet en route to an eagle before closing with a birdie at the 17th and rolling in a 17-foot birdie at the 18th.
Fowler's 11 strokes over the final four holes were the fewest at TPC Sawgrass since 1982.
In the three-hole playoff, all three players made par at the 16th before Fowler and Kisner birdied the 17th. Garcia was eliminated at the 18th, sending the other two players back to the 17th. Fowler stuffed his tee shot within four feet and made his victory-clinching putt after Kisner failed to drop his from 12 feet. The birdie at the historic 17th was his fifth in six tries during the week.The victory was the first for Fowler since winning a three-man playoff at the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship. He also emerged victorious at the 2011 Kolon Korea Open.
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