Rickie Fowler opens up after narrowly missing out on the TOUR Championship. Hear his raw reaction to a costly swing on 14, the heartbreaking double on 15, and how one small mistake changed everything. Despite the disappointment, Fowler reflects on a summer full of positives and a rejuvenated game. What’s next for Rickie? Rest, recovery, and big plans for 2025.
Ricky, what are the emotions you’re kind of feeling right now? Um, obviously bummed. I knew what I needed to do. Um, really just made a a poor swing. I just need to give myself a little bit more time and and get fully committed to what I was trying to do. Um, eight iron into 14. I hung it out, left it out right. Um, you really don’t feel the breeze down there in the fairway. um and just got my start line out to the right too much and I had the ball below my feet. So, few variables. Um so, bummer on that one. Next hole, I I thought I flagged an eight iron. Um ends up, you know, air mill on the green. There wasn’t that much room behind the hole, but um I thought I was going to put one in there and have a good look at birdie and walk away with double. So, um kind of a kick in the you know what there. But, um yeah, been a lot of good stuff. Been a fun run through the summer. Um, nice to have a chance and, you know, other than really the, you know, the one swing, um, to execute and play the way I did, um, it’s hard to look back on 15 and say I did, you know, a whole lot wrong. Hit one down the middle and thought I I flagged an iron shot. Um, just went a long ways. Um yeah, try to make a couple coming in, but um yeah, wish we were playing next week, but we’ll um head off and and get to recovery and get ready for next year. Did that pitch on 16 kind of skip on you a little more than you thought it might? Uh I was uh I was in the kind of tightly moan area. Um a lot of the greens within, you know, 10 or so yards, it changes into a really tight um cut. It’s almost like close to like chipping off of the green. Um I just caught it a groove low and so just kind of came out a little lower, a little hotter. Um just such a tight lie there and um and trying to get it up and over the bunker proper, you know, flight and then spin it. Um so that was on me. I mis hit it. Um but you know afterwards come to find out I probably needed to get in at least 10. Um I thought if I you know eight nine maybe had a chance but um so yeah it’s a lot of good stuff but uh you know unfortunate just uh at the end not enough. You proud of the way you played and fought these last two weeks as you said also like through the summer as well. Yeah I started to feel better and better as the summer went on. Um you know played a lot you know was getting getting worn down but I was ready to keep on going. Um, started, like I said, feeling more and more comfortable as the weeks went on. And, um, felt great this week. Really didn’t, you know, make a whole lot or take advantage of of how I was hitting it. Um, you know, up until I made a few yesterday to kind of get back and get things going. Um, so yeah, is what it is, but take a lot of positives away from the last few months. You feel like your game’s a little bit rejuvenated now, you know, kind of later here in this year, kind of maybe moving towards the fall if you play a little bit. Yeah. No, I’m um I’m really happy with where things, you know, ended up going. Like I said, the last few months, um I’m not sure how much I’ll play through the fall. Um we’ll kind of reassess. I have, you know, some want to get the body into a better spot. So, um that’s kind of first priority and then go from there. Thanks, Ricky.
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Head up ricky!
True bummer, not sure anyone who watches golf can not root for rickie to do well 🙁
Liked watching Ricky battle for last few weeks! Just a few up/downs cost him. Trending up and looking for a strong 2026! Lets Go! 🤓🥳🤘🏌️
Nuts?
He was given every opportunity, and he choked it away in the end. I like Ricki, but hopefully they’ll start giving sponsors exemptions to more deserving players.
Keep plugging along! A win is not far away IMO! Still one of the most entertaining players ever. No slow play in his game!
Follow golf reasonably closely and seems to me it was a good year for him, get it he's bummed but going in a better direction.
Ricky doing Ricky things.
Get em next week Rickie!
Good tour player
The good side is that he’s trending in the right direction and gives him positives that he’ll be back stronger next season.