Rickie Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an
American amateur golfer from Murrieta, California.
He is currently the number one ranked amateur golfer
in the world.
Fowler is currently a freshman at Oklahoma State
University. He posted his first collegiate victory
at the Fighting Illinois Invitational hosted by the
University of Illinois on October 1, 2007. He shot a
203 (70-63-70) to win the tournament by one stroke.
In addition, he shot a 137 for two rounds at the
2006 U.S. Junior Amateur and was knocked out in the
2nd round of match play. The championship was won by
Philip Francis.
He represented the United States in their victory at
the 2007 Walker Cup. His record was 2-0 in foursomes
and 1-1 in singles making his overall record 3-1.
Billy Horschel was his partner for both of their
foursome victories.
In the summer of 2006 he won the Western Junior, a
highly coveted tournament for the top junior golfers
in the nation, and as well competed in the U.S.
Amateur and was defeated by the eventual champion
Richie Ramsey.
Fowler won the Sunnehanna Amateur on June 10, 2007.
He also won the Players Amateur in July of 2007.
