Rickie Fowler, the current “best player without a major”, has started a buzz going with an opening round 66 in the 119th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
The former OSU Cowboy shared the first-round lead with SoCal’s Xander Schauffele, 2010 Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen and Aaron Wise, a PGA Tour rookie this year, at least until Englishman Justin Rose did them all one better, pouring in a 10-foot birdie putt on 18 to finish with a 6-under 65.
Fowler, a popular player with the fans and his fellow PGA Tour players alike, is perceived as something of an underperformer. Coming out on tour in 2009 after a strong amateur and college golf career, he didn’t win a PGA Tour event until 2012, when he defeated Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points in a playoff. Fowler has won four more times on tour since the win at the Wells Fargo, for a total of five professional victories.
In 2018 he carded Top 5 finishes in all four majors, adding fuel to the fire for his “Best Player Without A Major” title.
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