What Rickie Fowler Must Do to Get over the Hump at 2014 PGA Championship

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Published: July 22, 2014

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The answer to the question of what Rickie Fowler must do to get over the hump at the PGA Championship is simple: Don't miss your tee time in Round 1.

That's not to say Fowler is a lock to win at Valhalla. If anybody gets that tag, it's Rory McIlroy, who won the British Open last weekend.

But Fowler does not need to make many changes to his game. The 25-year-old finished in the top five in the first three majors of the year. With a bounce here or there or one more roll on a putt, those finishes might have been different.

He led The Open Championship with 23 birdies last week. He hit 36 fairways and 51 greens in regulation. By contrast, McIlroy made 20 birdies, 27 fairways and 51 greens.



That's why there's really no reason for him to make any major changes in his game or grind away at a practice range trying to find the one thing that's keeping him from grabbing his first major title.

The young man who wears Oklahoma State orange on Sundays is playing well in the majors. But he's having an outstanding season overall. Two seconds, a third and five top 10s have led to him earning $3.1 million in 20 starts.

What he's done this year has made him the top American player, especially given the difficulties of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. 

It's been quite enjoyable watching him mature from the quiet, cocky kid with the long hair and flat-brimmed hats who created a great splash when he turned pro in 2009. At that point and for several years after, he was a lot more style than substance.

But he's showing plenty of substance now. He joined Butch Harmon's talented stable of players before the start of this season, cut his hair and has stood up to the game's toughest tests very nicely.

Here's a stat for you: The total par for the first three majors is 856. Fowler has compiled a total of 838. In other words, he's 18 under par in those three tour...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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