John Deere Classic a big week for Rickie Fowler, others on bubble | Golf Today | Golf Channel

The race for the FedExCup Playoffs and top-100 PGA Tour exemption status is heating up, and the John Deere Classic is a key week for those on the bubble, like Rickie Fowler. Hailey Hunter brings the latest from Illinois. #Golf #GolfChannel #PGATour
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John Deere Classic a big week for Rickie Fowler, others on bubble | Golf Today | Golf Channel
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>> THIS IS SUCH A CRUCIAL WEEK FOR SO MANY OF THOSE PLAYERS THAT ARE ON THAT TOP 70 PLAYOFF BUBBLE. THE MAJORITY OF THIS 156 PLAYER FIELD, THEY ARE NOT IN THE TOP 70, SO A CRITICAL WEEK FOR THOSE GUYS AND TALKING WITH RICKY EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ONLY 30 EVENTS LEFT GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS. WE KNOW THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WEEK FOR HIM. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE MINDSET COMING INTO THE JON DEERE CLASSIC. >> I JUST NEED TO EXECUTE AND PLAY GOOD GOLF. WE’VE NOT BEEN OUT IN A LONG TIME AND I’M EXCITED TO BE BACK HERE. I FEEL LIKE THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD STUFF WITH MY GAME AS OF LATE LAST WEEK WAS NOT ANYTHING SPECIAL, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE GOOD FINISHES RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN GET A FEW GOOD WEEKS AND FIND OURSELVES IN A GOOD SPOT FOR AUGUST IN THE POSTSEASON. >> LAST TIME I BELIEVE YOU ARE HERE WAS IN 2010. FROM WHAT YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THIS COURSE AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER, WHAT YOU FEEL PUTT OF YOUR GAME NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO HAVE SUCCESS OUT HERE? >> I FEEL LIKE THERE’S ENOUGH ROOM OUT HERE IN A COUPLE OF GOOD DRIVING HOLES. BUT FOR ME DRIVING IT WELL AND PUTTING MYSELF IN POSITION WHERE I CAN GO AHEAD AND PLAY OFFENSE OR AGGRESSIVELY FROM THEIR, I WILL DEFINITELY HELP. THAT’S FIRST AND FOREMOST GOT GET THE BALL IN PLAY AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING CAN FEED OFF OF THAT.>> WHAT PUTTS OF YOUR DAY DO YOU FEEL ARE TRENDING AND WE WANT TO BE RIGHT NOW? >> I FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. PUTTING HAS BEEN HERE AND THERE. SOME GOOD DAYS AND OFF DAYS AND I CAN KIND OF SAY THAT WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. IT’S BEEN GOOD TO SEE THAT AT LEAST EVERYTHING CAN WORK AND IT STILL THERE. BUILD SOME CONFIDENCE AND MOMENTUM. >> IS THE EXTRA PRESSURE CONSIDERING ARE JUST THREE U.S. EVENTS THAT ARE FULL POINTS LEFT LEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS, OR YOU TRYING TO TREAT THIS LIKE ANY OTHER WEEK OUT HERE? >> WE KNOW THE TIME FRAME AND WE KNOW WE WHERE WE ARE AT THE SEASON. GOOD GOLF WILL SOLVE A LOT OF THINGS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEEK AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WHAT THE PLAN WILL BE POST BRITISH. OBVIOUSLY, WON’T BE IN THE PLAYOFFS BUT YOU WANT TO BE FRESH AND READY TO GO. IF WE NEED A PLAY LEADING IN, WE WILL PLAY. >> OF THE 30 PLAYERS THAT ARE RANKS BETWEEN 60th AND 90th IN THE FEDEX CUP STANDINGS, 20 OF THOSE 30 PLAYERS ARE HERE AT THE JON DEERE CLASSIC THIS WEEK. WHEN IT COMES TO THE STANDINGS MOVING UP AND DOWN, WE WILL LIKELY SEE A LOT OF THAT HERE THIS WEEK. IT’S A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF THOSE PLAYOFF BUBBLE PLAYERS INCLUDING RICKIE FOWLER AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT 24 OF THE LAST 53 WINNERS HERE AT THE JON DEERE CLASSIC HAVE BEEN FIRST-TIME WINNERS. SO WE MAY JUST SEE SOMEBODY WIN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE PGA TOUR AND WITH THAT MOVE THEMSELVES UP 30 TO 35 OR SO SPOTS AND TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE’S SPOT IN THE TOP 70 BUBBLE.>> A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. RICKIE FOWLER, SORT OF AN ENIGMA THESE DAYS BECAUSE IF YOU GO BACK — WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HIS BALL STRIKE AND HOW THAT’S BEEN AN ISSUE. THIS IS A GUY WHO LED THE PGA IN — HE’S 100th. HE HAD A TOUGH 15 SHORT GAME FOR MOST OF THE EARLY PUTT OF HIS CAREER IN THE TOP 130. HE’S MAKING A LOT OF CUTS. BUT TWO TOP TENS IN 40 OUT STARTS SINCE HE WON IN DETROIT. IT’S A LOT OF CUTS BUT NOT A LOT OF PROGRESS. >> WHEN YOU SEE RICKY DIAGNOSING WAS GOING ON WITH HIS GAME, ONE THING HE DIDN’T MENTION A PARTICULAR WAS HIS APPROACH PLAY. HE WAS THE SEVENTH BEST IRON PLAY ARE ON THE PGA TOUR. IT’S HARD TO BE COMPETITIVE ON TODAY’S PGA TOUR WITHOUT ANNALEE IRON PLAY. A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WITH THE ROCKET CLASSIC WINTER. MISSING A BOATLOAD OF CUTS ONE OF THE WORST IRON PLAYERS. ALL THE SUDDEN HE HAS HIS EST IRON PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR DETROIT AND NOW IS A FIRST TIME PGA TOUR WINTER. RICKIE FOWLER IS OUTSIDE THE TOP 100 IN STROKES BEING APPROACHED. YOU’D ARE NOT SEEING ANY ELITE PLAYER IN THAT VICINITY. SO WHILE HE SING UPTICKS IN HIS DRIVING COST RELEASING UPTICKS WITH HIS PUTTING. THAT’S THE MAIN PUTT OF HIS GAME HOLDING HIM BACK AND YOU SIGN HALEY’S REPORT THAT IS SUCH A PREMIUM IN KNOCKING DOWN FLAGS THIS WEEK. >> HE DOESN’T HAVE A HUGE WEAPON HE SAYS. DIRTY SIX YEARS OLD. HAS THE AGED OUT OF THE PHENOM CATEGORY