Rickie and Rory discuss JT: "Nowhere close to what I went through"

Rickie Fowler knows what it's like to struggle on the golf course. 

And now his good buddy Justin Thomas is going through the same after a disastrous performance at the 2023 Open Championship. 

Thomas' brutal major season came to an abrupt end on Friday, 21 July at Royal Liverpool, missing the cut by as many as seven strokes. 

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It means he has now missed cuts at the 87th Masters and the U.S. Open. He was a non-factor as he attempted to defend the PGA Championship.

"I can hit shots like a World No. 1 and then I make a nine," Thomas told reporters at Hoylake, discussing why things have gone south. 

Is his Ryder Cup now in doubt? Zach Johnson said he was concerned with his form but did hint that a spot does beckon for JT regardless.

To be brutally honest, it has been bad. His first round 82 here at this Open was a career-worst in a major. Thomas also carded an 81 at Los Angeles Country Club. 

So what gives? Fowler had some thoughts after he climbed the leaderboard on the third day of the 151st Open Championship. 

Fowler said JT is 'nowhere close' to what he went through. Fowler's lowest point likely came when he dropped outside the top 150 players in the world last summer. 

He's back up to 22 - boosted by a first PGA Tour win in five years a few weeks ago in Detroit - and has his sights set on trying to edge his way back into the top-10. 

Fowler looks certain to be heading to the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club later this year. 

"Everyone goes through it at some point," said Fowler, adding: 

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Rickie Fowler returns to the winner's circle on the PGA Tour after needing extra holes to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic.



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Fowler said that there's still enough time (70 days before the Ryder Cup) to turn things around. 

He continued:

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