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Six-time PGA Tour winner Rickie Fowler joins Golf Today to discuss his 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic victory at Detroit Golf Club, his recent struggles, his love for Royal Portrush Golf Club, his golf role models and more. #PGATour #Golf #GolfChannel #GolfToday #RickieFowler #RocketClassic
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PGA TOUR, HIS BEST FINISHES SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN SEARCHING A LITTLE BIT. A FOURTH PLACE AT THE BAYCURRENT CLASSIC. STARTING TO SHOW SOME FORM, NICE WEEK AT THE MEMORIAL. WHAT’S IT MEAN TO YOU TO — YOU’RE IN ONE OF THE GREAT CITIES IN AMERICA, WONDERFUL SPORTS TOWN. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO REP THIS TOURNAMENT AND THIS TOWN THIS WEEK? >> YOU KNOW, IT’S BEEN GREAT, NOT JUST THIS WEEK, BUT I’VE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCKET FOR A LONG TIME, GOING BACK TO WHEN THE TOURNAMENT WAS IN THE D.C. AREA AND HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR VISION OF BRINGING A TOURNAMENT BACK TO DETROIT. IT’S A GREAT SPORTS TOWN. SEEING WHAT ROCKET HAS BEEN DOING AND CONTINUES TO DO IN THE CITY IS PRETTY COOL TO BE A PART OF. TO SEE THIS TOURNAMENT GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR, IT’S BEEN GREAT. >> RICKIE, YOU WERE IN THE FINAL GROUP AT COLONIAL. YOU HAD ANOTHER GOOD WEEK AT THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT. WHAT ARE YOU STARTING TO SEE IN YOUR GAME AS IT’S COMING TOGETHER? >> JUST STARTING TO BUILD SOME MOMENTUM AND BUILD SOME CONFIDENCE AND DEFINITELY SEEING PIECES COME TOGETHER, AREAS CONTINUING TO GET BETTER. OBVIOUSLY WE’RE ALL OUT HERE GRINDING IT OUT, CONTINUING TO TRY AND GET BETTER DAY AFTER DAY, WEEK AFTER WEEK. YOU KNOW, ’23 WAS A NICE YEAR FOR ME. LAST YEAR WAS SLOW AGAIN. BUT, HEY, IT’S NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. WE’RE ALL PUTTING IN TIME AND GRINDING OUT HERE. BUT, YEAH, STARTING TO, YOU KNOW, FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER BODY-WISE, GETTING MORE OUT OF THE GAME, STARTING TO SEE SOME DECENT FINISHES, LIKE YOU SAID. BEING THE FINAL GROUP AT COLONIAL, WASN’T ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. GOOD WEEK AT MEMORIAL. YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK THERE STILL WAS SOME GOOD STUFF, PLAYED ALL RIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND. SO, YEAH, SEEING THE RIGHT THINGS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, FINISHING OFF THE SEASON IN GOOD FORM. >> RICKIE JUST MENTIONED THAT 2023 ROCKET WIN SEEMED LIKE THE CULMINATION YOU’VE BEEN BUILDING TOWARD. YOU HAD A CLOSE CALL AT THE U.S. OPEN THAT YEAR. IN HINDSIGHT WHAT DO YOU POINT TO AS POTENTIALLY AS THE REASON THE FORM WASN’T ABLE TO BE SUSTAINED FROM SUMMER 2023 FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO? >> WELL, I THINK SOME OF IT YOU WORK SO HARD TO GET BACK TO A POSITION. YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT’S JUST — YOU KNOW, I WAS PLAYING SOME GOOD, CONSISTENT GOLF TEE TO GREEN, MAKING PUTTS AND ALMOST LIKE YOU GET THAT WIN, AND IT’S LIKE, WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A HUGE RELIEF. I HAD THINGS THAT I WAS STILL WORKING TOWARDS, BUT THAT WAS SUCH A BIG RELIEF. IT WAS TOUGH TO KIND OF GET BACK ON AND CONTINUE THE GRIND AND NOT SAYING IT WAS ME PACKING IT IN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT’S NOT THE CASE. BUT, YEAH, SOMETIMES IT’S TOUGH WHEN YOU WORK SO HARD TO GET SOMETHING SPECIFIC AND THEN THAT’S ACCOMPLISHED. TOUGH TO EXPLAIN KIND OF THE MENTAL SIDE OF IT, BUT, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY GOING BACK, IT’S REALLY COOL TO THINK THROUGH WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH ’20, ’21, ’22 AND ULTIMATELY WHERE I ENDED UP IN ’23 AND WHAT THAT WIN MEANT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT BETTER IF I JUST CONTINUED TO PLAY LIKE THAT AND GO ON A RUN. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON GETTING BACK TO RIGHT NOW. >> YOUR HARD WORK IS BEARING FRUIT. YOU QUALIFIED FOR THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROYAL POINT RUSH VIA YOUR FINISH AT MEMORIAL. YOU SAID LINKS GOLF WAS YOUR FAVORITE STYLE OF GOLF. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT IT SO MUCH? >> YEAH, I LOVE LINKS GOLF. IT OFFERS SO MANY OPTIONS AND BEING ABLE TO USE YOUR CREATIVITY. THERE’S TYPICALLY WIND INVOLVED, SOMETIMES SOME OTHER MOTHER NATURE CONDITIONS. PORT RUSH IS A GREAT SPOT. IT’S DIFFERENT FROM A LOT OF OTHER LINKS COURSES. THE MAJORITY OF IT IS PLAYED THROUGH THE AIR. THERE’S NOT A LOT OF GREENS TO RUN UP TO. IT OFFERS A FUN AND DIFFERENT KIND OF LINKS TEST, LIKE I SAID, PLAYING IT MUCH MORE IN THE AIR I, YOU KNOW, IN THE ROUGH OR OUT OF POSITION, THERE’S VERY FEW GREENS THAT YOU CAN REALLY RUN IT OR BOUNCE IT INTO. SO STILL PLENTY OF OPTIONS. MIGHT JUST TAKE SOME OF THOSE AWAY WHEN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE AND THOSE KIND OF LOW OR RUNNING SHOTS.AND GETTING READY FOR THE OPEN. ULTIMATELY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A GREAT SPOT AND WELL INSIDE THE TOP 50 AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO PLAY, WHETHER IT BE 3M IN GREENSBORO AND PICKING ONE OF THOSE AND BEING FRESH AND READY FOR POSTSEASON. BUT WE’RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO OH — DO. IF THAT MEANS TRYING TO RACK UP POINTS TO MAKE SURE WE’RE IN A COMFORTABLE SPOT, WE’LL DO THAT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR TOUGH TIMES GOING ON, GOOD GOLF SOLVES A LOT. SO LET’S GO PLAY SOME GOOD GOLF, AND THINGS WILL FALL INTO PLACE. >> SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE A POSITIVE SOMETIMES. IT CAN ALSO BE A MEAN AND CRITICAL PLACE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WON THE ROCKET CLASSIC, SOMEBODY PUT YOUR WINNING PUTT AND PUT IT TOGETHER WITH HAPPY GILMORE AS YOU LOOKED UP INTO THE SKY. I’M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU SAW IT, BECAUSE IT MADE ME LAUGH. I SAID WE’RE TALKING TO RICKIE. I’M GOING TO ASK HIM IF HE EVER SAW IT AND WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. >> YEAH. NO. I SAW THAT ONE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP TO THEM SPECIFICALLY, BUT THERE’S SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MY LIFE THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE UP THERE LOOKING AFTER ME. IT’S A TOUGH GAME WE PLAY. IT IS A GRIND. BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE MOMENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE PLAY FOR, WHAT WE COMPETE FOR. SO, YEAH, LOVE TO BE BACK IN THAT SPOT HERE VERY SOON. >> DETROIT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO YOU. WE APPRECIATE A FEW MINUTES.