Rickie Wins And Here's Why Few Will Get Excited About It...

Rickie Fowler is an exciting player, fan friendly and really a nice guy by all accounts. Everyone wants him to do well.

But if you think winning the on the less-than-huge OneAsia Tour in the Korea Open is the reason you won't see much enthusiasm over his win, think again.

Nothing against Korean golf, because a win is a win especially when Rory McIlroy is in the hunt, but Rickie pulled a big no-no this week taking appearance money instead of playing in a tournament--the Frys.com Open--that gave him a huge confidence-building opportunity.

How do I know the Frys.com Open was a huge confidence booster for his career? Why, I read it!

From the USA Today a year ago:

"The Fall Series was a big part of me getting started on the tour. It gave me the confidence."

The colorful 21-year-old Fowler followed his impressive performance last season by finishing second twice this season, climbing to No. 33 in the rankings.

"That was my second tournament and I have to thank Frys for giving me the spot," Fowler said. "It gave me the confidence to go to Q-School, get my card and run around the tour in 2010."

And you repay them by chasing the easy money overseas. Quadruple bogey.