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Rickie Fowler makes U.S. Open history after ‘long and tough’ few years
LOS ANGELES — The last few years haven’t been easy for Rickie Fowler.
After being known as one of the world’s best young golfers in the mid-2010s, Fowler’s career started to skid. He missed the Masters in 2021, marking his first missed major since 2010. The former Oklahoma State star missed the Masters again in 2022 and 2023, and missed the cut at the PGA Championship in May. Fowler hasn’t played in the U.S. Open since 2020, when he tied for 49th.
But, he looked like his old self Thursday morning. He entered the U.S. Open as the World No. 45, steadily climbing the rankings after beginning 2023 at No. 111.
Fowler carded a 62 in the opening round of the U.S. Open, matching the lowest score in men’s majors history and the lowest score in U.S. Open history.
“It’s definitely been long and tough. A lot longer being in that situation than you’d ever want to,” Fowler said about the past few years. “But it makes it so worth it having gone through that and being back where we are now.”
Fowler was consistently able to get himself out of trouble on the Los Angeles Country Club North Course, carding 10 birdies, including three in a row to start his back nine.
“It was a great day. Got off to a nice start making 3 on [No.] 10 and just never really thought about a score or necessarily what I was trying to do out there,” Fowler said.
All eyes were on Fowler as he continued to lead the pack, with a sizable and growing crowd following behind. Fans cheered loudly for Fowler, with calls of “Let’s go, Ricky!” and similar sentiments ringing out as he moved from hole to hole.
It’s one round, 18 holes. He knows he still has 54 to go.
“This week, off to a good start, but there’s still plenty of golf to be played. It’s going to be tough tomorrow afternoon. But at least got out of the gate and we’re off to, like I said, a good start,” he said.
But even in setting a U.S. Open record, Fowler has some company, with Xander Schauffele matching him with his own 62.
“It’s not really what you expect playing a U.S. Open. But monkey see, monkey do,” Schauffele said. “[I] was just chasing Rickie up the leaderboard. Glad he was just in front of me.”
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We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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