Rickie Fowler reveals how poor PGA Tour form has affected home life
Fowler: "It's tough for all of us that are involved, from my caddie, to my wife, she's having to deal with me at home."
Rickie Fowler has opened up about the frustrations of his form over the past year, but says he is "ready to get past" his problems as he looks to salvage his season by qualifying to play at The Masters next month.
Without a victory since the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open, Fowler has fallen to 65th in the world rankings and he faces a race against time to claw his way back into the top 50 and secure a spot at Augusta in April.
Fowler is yet to win a major championship, but has amassed nine professional victories, including an epic win at The Players Championship back in 2015.
This week, Fowler has an excellent opportunity to gain some much-needed ranking points as he tees it up at the iconic Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational and speaking to the media aheadof this week's event, the 32-year-old shed some light on how his performances have affected his home life.
"It's very frustrating," he said. "It's made it at times tough between Joe and I on the course. We have a great relationship, we have known each other for a long time, but when I'm out there and I'm not hitting shots that I'm visualizing and seeing, it's hard.
"It's tough for all of us that are involved, from my caddie, to my wife, she's having to deal with me at home. I'm trying to be the best husband that I can, not bringing golf back home. But when you're out on the road that long and on the grind, putting in the work at home, it's pretty much been all golf. A lot of people have asked, have you been able to fish much at home? Not really, I've been, the days that I have off I just take completely off and it's been workout, therapy and golf.
"So, yeah, everyone that's part of my team from coach, Tillery, I haven't really seen my agent a whole lot with the restrictions and them not being able to travel, but my trainer, we're all in this together and we're going to keep battling it out, but, yeah, it's been frustrating, I'm ready to be past that."
