There are always those that look for the next great player in all sports. For golf, every pre-25-year-old player that garners worldwide attention is the next Tiger Woods. Unfair, yes. But, with the quick success of the newly minted pro Rickie Fowler, golf fans around the world should be excited as there is a crop of young players that seem to be destined to take the sport to a new age.
Fowler, who has played in two PGA TOUR events since turning pro in September, is the latest American phenom to grace the links. He joins Anthony Kim and Hunter Mahan as part of an American revolution ready to take on the world’s next great crop, including Rory McIlroy and Ryo Ishikawa.
Next up for Fowler, getting his TOUR card to set up what could be a great 2010 season.
Fowler creates stir on PGA TOUR
There are always those that look for the next great player in all sports. For golf, every pre-25-year-old player that garners worldwide attention is the next Tiger Woods. Unfair, yes. But, with the quick success of the newly minted pro Rickie Fowler, golf fans around the world should be excited as there is a crop of young players that seem to be destined to take the sport to a new age.
Fowler, who has played in two PGA TOUR events since turning pro in September, is the latest American phenom to grace the links. He joins Anthony Kim and Hunter Mahan as part of an American revolution ready to take on the world’s next great crop, including Rory McIlroy and Ryo Ishikawa.
Next up for Fowler, getting his TOUR card to set up what could be a great 2010 season.