“Fantastic Player, but…”: PGA Tour Pro Rickie Fowler Gets Confined to a Mere Trophyless Title as He Still Scours for Glory

The 2023 Ryder Cup will be itched down in history as one of the most nerve-racking seasons of the biennial series. Europe emerged as the winner, retaining their seventh winning steak in their homeland and defeating America by a score of 16½-11½. The matchplay this year saw some commendable performers from both sides. While some players added stars to their Ryder Cup records, some just didn’t seem to make a huge difference to the scoreboard, one such case among them was that of the PGA Tour golfer Rickie Fowler.

Fowler made a buzz on the Roman grounds, not just because of his performance but also because of retaining the ‘nice guy’ title. Now, however, it seems that this reputation on the mean golf Twitter streets might be impacted until he wins a major. Here is more on what the golf world has to say.

In the 2023 Ryder Cup, Team USA’s Rickie Fowler conceded a putt in his pivotal match against Tommy Fleetwood, allowing Europe to win the tournament. Fowler’s concession came when Fleetwood had a birdie putt of three feet on the 16th green, and Fowler was yet to hole out for par.

While Fleetwood might not have missed, Fowler’s decision prevented him from having the chance to win the trophy with his putt.

Dan Rapaport, a reporter at Golf Digest took to Twitter to share his thoughts about the incident and Fowler’s nice-guy reputation. The writer said, “Rickie’s legacy as The Nice Guy grew 10x this week” while referring to Sunday’s events.

Yet, his records at the prestigious event laid bare. “…Now 3-9-5 in Ryder Cup. Fantastic player, but until he closes out a major that’s gonna be his reputation—at least on the mean Golf Twitter streets.”