Go Time: Rickie Wins, Game Finally Matches The Look
/Without a win, Rickie Fowler's outlandish presentation was starting to make him look like a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard who had just changed clothes for his part-time job at Hot Dog On A Stick. Mercifully, Rickie finally earned his first PGA Tour win in thrilling fashion, besting new/old/new/old World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points. With an impressive W, Rickie strictly looks like Johnny Depp in sensible but bold colors.
With a W, this should free Rickie to dress as boldly and "swarthily" as he'd like. The more facial hair the better, since Commissioner Great Santini would be hard pressed to fine arguably the world's most popular golfer with 15-year-olds and under.
Doug Ferguson's game story.
For all his endorsements and marketing prowess, Fowler was starting to hear whispers about when he was going to win. Making it even sweeter was having his mother, Lynn, and girlfriend Alexandra Brown (daughter of former PGA Tour winner Olin Browne) in the gallery.
"I'm over the top," his mother said, fighting back tears. "I'm relieved for him because this is an expectation from the people, the fans, the tournament staff directors. And now he can hopefully carry on and do the work that he likes to do."
Sean Martin's "Five Things" wraps-up the Wells Fargo and reminds us of Fowler's two previous playoff losses. The item also includes a link to the Golf Boys video, which remains painful to watch but far less embarrassing now that all four of the band members have won impressively in the last seven months.
The highlights if you were like me and unable to watch: