Rickie Fowler

He ended the tournament tied for 60th.

In the first round of the U.S. Open, Fowler shot a −1 (70) and was in a tie for 7th place.

He was one of three amateurs to make the cut, along with Derek Fathauer and Michael Thompson.

Rick Yutaka Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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.

He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008.

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, Fowler 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.

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.

In 2008, Fowler repeated as Sunnehanna Amateur champion.

In October 2008, Fowler played on the Eisenhower Trophy team that finished second.

He was the leading individual player.

Fowler was given the 2008 Ben Hogan Award.

In 2009, Fowler made his second and last appearance in the Walker Cup.

He won all four matches in which he played as the U.S. won by a seven-point margin.

His partner in both foursomes matches was Bud Cauley.

He also finished third in the Sunnehanna Amateur in 2009.

In 2009, Fowler had the first runner-up finish of his career on the Nationwide Tour in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational losing in a playoff to Derek Lamely.

After the Walker Cup, Fowler turned professional and played the Albertsons Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour for his pro debut.

In September 2009, it was announced that Fowler signed a multi-year equipment deal with Titleist.

He has since signed a deal with Rolex.

Fowler's first PGA Tour event as a professional was the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open where he finished tied for seventh.

His second PGA Tour event was at the Frys.com Open played at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

He finished tied for second after losing to Troy Matteson in a three-way playoff that included Jamie Lovemark.

Fowler's score of 18-under-par included a hole-in-one on the fifth hole in his final round.

Fowler also notched an eagle in each of his four rounds.

In November, he finished T2 with D. A. Points, two shots behind the winner Mark Brooks in the Pebble Beach Invitational an unofficial money event on the PGA Tour.

In December 2009, Fowler successfully gained his PGA Tour card for 2010 through qualifying school, finishing T15.

In February 2010, Fowler finished second at the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a score of 15-under-par at the TPC of Scottsdale course.

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.

He is one of only 3 golfers to shoot 62 in a major championship, achieving the feat at the 2023 U.S. Open, played at the Los Angeles Country Club.

Fowler was born and raised in Murrieta, California.

He attended Murrieta Valley High School.

For years, he played only on a driving range and is almost entirely self-taught.