Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this Rickie Fowler fella. Folks been talkin’ ’bout him, seein’ his name pop up here and there. Rickie Fowler news, they call it. Seems like he’s been swingin’ them golf clubs for a good long while now.
Now, I ain’t no golf expert, mind you. Don’t know a birdie from a bogey, if I’m bein’ honest. But I hear tell that Rickie, he ain’t been doin’ so hot lately. Last time he played, somethin’ called the “Open Championship,” he didn’t do too well. Finished way down the list, they said. Seventy-somethin’, which don’t sound too good, does it?
- He played at somethin’ called Sanderson Farms too. Did a bit better there, I reckon.
- But then, things got kinda quiet for a spell. Two months, they say, he didn’t play no golf at all. Took a break, I guess. Everybody needs a break now and then, even them fancy golfers.
Heard tell he’s tryin’ to get back to playin’ in somethin’ big, the “Masters.” That’s a big deal, like the county fair, but for golf, I suppose. He ain’t been there in three years, so he’s gotta play good to get back in. Gotta climb up that rankin’ thing, whatever that is.
They say it’s been a long time since he won one of them golf tournaments. Almost four years! That’s a mighty long time, like waitin’ for rain in a dry spell. But then, he up and won somethin’ called the “Rocket Mortgage Classic.” Folks were surprised, but happy for him, I bet. Winning ain’t easy, they say. Real hard, even.
Now, there’s all this talk about his clubs, his gear, they call it. Seems like he changed somethin’, somethin’ about his putter, the thing they use to knock the ball in the hole. Folks are sayin’ it might be slowin’ him down, but what do I know? Sounds like fussin’ over nothin’ to me.
This year, though, he ain’t been doin’ so hot again. No wins, no top-ten finishes, nothin’ much to brag about. Even did real bad at that “British Open” thing. Thirteen over par, they said. Don’t sound good, does it?
They talk about this putter he’s usin’, somethin’ with letters and numbers, L.A.B. DF3, sounds like a bunch of gibberish to me. They say it’s supposed to help him keep the ball goin’ straight, but I dunno. Seems like golf is awful complicated these days.
But folks are still watchin’ him, still talkin’ about him. Rickie Fowler, they say his name like he’s somebody important. And I guess he is, in the golfin’ world, anyway. He gave Michelle Wie West a gift once, helped her win something. Nice fella, maybe? So there ya have it, what I heard about this Rickie Fowler fella. Just a bunch of folks talkin’, and me listenin’ and sharin’ what I hear. Don’t know if it’s all true, but that’s the way it goes, ain’t it?
And all this talk about PGA Tour and Sports… Well, it’s more than just swinging sticks and chasing balls, I reckon. It’s about trying hard, falling down, and getting back up again. Just like life, ain’t it?
Remember that Phoenix Open he won way back when? 2019, they say. Seems like a lifetime ago, the way folks talk. Time sure does fly, especially when you’re watchin’ golf balls go by.
And now, he’s tryin’ to get back on that FedEx Cup list, top 125 or somethin’. Golf sure has a lot of lists and numbers, doesn’t it? Makes my head spin just thinkin’ about it.
Anyways, that’s all I got on this Rickie Fowler. He’s trying, and that’s all you can ask of a fella, ain’t it? Golf or no golf.
