Who Rickie Fowler wants to be paired with at 2023 Ryder Cup might surprise you
PGA Tour star Rickie Fowler has had his say on who he wants to be paired with for Team USA at the forthcoming Ryder Cup in Italy.
Nobody can accuse Rickie Fowler of not deserving his space in Team USA's Ryder Cup side.
Fowler has battled back from the golf wilderness to become the World No.26 and returned to the winner's circle on the PGA Tour.
Just take a look at his stats to see how much he has improved through hard work with Butch Harmon.
In the 2021-2022 season Fowler was 114th in strokes gained off the tee, 150th in approach to the green and 161st in putting.
Fast forward to this season and the American, now 34, was ninth in approaches to the green, 45th in putting and 64th in strokes gained off the tee.
That, of course, is a snap shot but it speaks volumes of the effort he has put into his game.
Soon the 34-year-old will play in his first Ryder Cup since 2018. It will be his fifth appearance in the contest.
Fowler, for all of his talent, has not got a stellar record.
In fact, would it be unreasonable to even describe it as abysmal? In four Ryder Cup appearances, he has gone for 3-7-5.
He's hoping that changes when he joins the rest of Team USA at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club later this month.
One of the questions on everybody's lips is what the pairings are likely to be. GolfMagic has already taken had a crack at this.
For Fowler, you could argue he could be paired with either Justin Thomas or Jordan Spieth.
But ask him and his choice might surprise you.
In an interview with Golfweek, Fowler stated that he reckons he would mesh well with 2023 Open winner and rookie Brian Harman.
Failing that, he'd like to play alongside Patrick Cantlay but it seems somewhat certain he'll be partnered with Xander Schauffele.
Fowler explained:
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