Rickie Fowler may be the defending champion at the Wells Fargo Championship, but his third-round 5-over-par 39-38=77 leaves him as one of 11 players snared by the 54-hole cut.
Fowler's 5-over 221 missed the mark on the number. He was joined by Hunter Mahan (221), Kevin Sutherland (221), Matt Jones (221), Doug LaBelle II (221), Mike Weir (221), Kevin Stadler (221), Chris Stroud (222), Jonathan Byrd (222), Kevin Chappell and Justin Hicks (224). As bad as the weather is expected to be in the final round, these guys may find their play today as a blessing in disguise.

Rickie Fowler returns to Quail Hollow to defend his first PGA TOUR title at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Fowler outlasted D.A. Points and Rory McIlroy in a playoff to break into the PGA TOUR winner's circle, but has yet to close the door on a second title. He's already notched three top-six finishes this season, and with a T16 and a T6 to go with lasts year's win at this week's venue he is more than worthy of your consideration. Proceed with a modicum of caution. Last week we watched Jason Dufner defend his first title in New Orleans and he did not keep true to his elite form on that track. It's possible that Fowler will suffer a similar drop off this week.

Rickie Fowler carded a 5-under-par 32-35=67 in his opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Fowler enjoyed his first two trips through TPC Louisiana, so it makes sense that he's off to a great start this week. He converted on six of 14 birdies opportunities today, the longest of which measuring 17'7" at the 12th hole. His only blemish was a bogey-5 at 15 where he short-sided himself a bit and failed to hole a par attempt from just inside eight feet. He signed his card sitting three back of the clubhouse lead.

Rickie Fowler spun a 2-under-par 35-35=70 in the third round of the Masters and enters the final round at 2-under 214.
Fowler had his calmest round of the week at Augusta National, parring 15 holes. His only bogey of the round came at the difficult par-3 fourth, but he bounced back with an eagle at the par-5 eighth and a birdie at the par-3 12th in the heart of Amen Corner. If he can conjure up the birdies and eagles he found in the opening round during tomorrow afternoon's finale and eliminate the blemishes, he has an outside chance to win his first major.

Rickie Fowler enjoyed one of the more roller-coaster opening rounds at the 77th Masters, signing for a 4-under-par 34-34=68.
This was a gritty effort by the 24-year-old making his third appearance at Augusta National. He hit just nine greens in regulation yet buried an eagle (at the par-5 15th hole) and six birdies to erase double bogeys at the par-4 first and 10th holes. He took only 21 putts and finished just two strokes off the clubhouse lead.

Rickie Fowler held up well beside Tiger Woods for 14 holes, but a late slide caused him to slip into a tie for third at 8-under-par 280, signing for a 1-over 35-38=73 in the finale.
Fowler was blemish-free and within two of the lead when he buried a 22'6" birdie on the par-3 14th, and had an opening to get one closer when Woods bogeyed the par-4 15th. Not only did he fail to convert a par putt on 15, he washed his approach on the par-5 16th and then did the same with his very next shot to end up with an eight. Still, it was much better than the 84 he shot in the final round of the Memorial when he rode shotgun for a Woods win there last year. We will not see Fowler in Houston.

Rickie Fowler is chasing his second PGA TOUR victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational thanks to a third-round 5-under-par 34-33=67, boosting him to 9-under 207.
Dressed in pink, Fowler manned up to circle six birdies to just one bogey in his navigation of Bay Hill. The highlight happened early, nearly acing the par-3 second hole and leaving himself a six-inch birdie tap. His only bogey of the day was an excusable one, coming at the par-4 ninth hole that was playing the most difficult on the course when he stepped on that tee. He is easily in position for his third top 10 of the season and first top 25 in this event.

Rickie Fowler crafted a bogey-free, 5-under-par 33-34=67 in his second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational to reach the halfway mark in 4-under 140, five shots adrift of the overnight co-leaders.
Fowler went 6-for-6 in scrambling today, a slate that included respective par conversions from 11'9" and 10'3" at the 11th and seventh holes. He also poured in five birdies, including rolls from 17'10" at 18 and 12'9" at 1 to vault nearly 50 spots up the leaderboard. He remains a somewhat aggravating week-to-week own, but his full-season value remains well above average.

Rickie Fowler made an eagle on the par-5 18th to post a 1-under-par 35-34=69 in the third round of The Honda Classic, taking the clubhouse lead at 5-under 205.
Fowler stepped on the 17th tee 2-over on his round, with not much going his way. A tee shot to 2'9" on the 17th and an approach to 13'8" on the 18th changed everything. Making both of those putts means he is one of a select few golfers to find red figures on a windy day at PGA National. With the leaders still on the course, it will be worth watching where he winds up entering the final round.

Rickie Fowler carded a 5-under-par 34-31=65 in his opening round of The Honda Classic, finishing one stroke off the clubhouse lead.
Fowler went cold in Arizona after opening 2013 with a pair of T6s. He missed the cut in Scottsdale and then lost in the first round of last week's WGC-Match Play. Today at PGA National, he hit 14 greens in regulation and converted six birdies, four of which on his inward nine. His most notable during the entire loop dropped in from 11'10" at the fourth hole and 28'3" at 16. After missing the cut in his first two appearances at this event, he tied for seventh last year.

Rickie Fowler completed an unlikely turnaround with a bogey-free 4-under-par 36-32=68 in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
After opening the week tied for last with a 5-over 77 on the South Course at Torrey Pines, Fowler rebounded to make the cut thanks to a 7-under 65 on the easier North. He continued to gain ground with a third-round 70 as play shifted exclusively back to the South and after starting his final round on the 10th tee with 10 pars, he found four birdies in his last eight holes to virtually ensure a top-10 finish at 8-under 270. He now heads to the Waste Management Phoenix Open to try and tackle TPC Scottsdale where he is already once a runner-up.

Rickie Fowler finished up the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in style, posting the lowest score of the final round with his 6-under-par 33-34=67
It boosted him into a tie for sixth with Tommy Gainey at 8-under 211, meaning he and Gainey shared the honor of low rookie on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Fowler stepped on the 17th tee having made six birdies and 10 pars in his first 16 holes. That's when things got interesting, making a double bogey on the 17th but following with an eagle from 5'4" on the par-5 18th to close out the tournament.

Rickie Fowler had the honor of hitting the PGA TOUR's first tee shot of 2013 three times, and now holds the year's first clubhouse lead at 3-under-par 35-35=70 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Fowler circled five birdies in his first lap around the Plantation Course at Kapalua, with a 22'9" exclamation point on the par-4 16th the longest. Ending the round with birdies on three of his final seven holes positions him well entering the second round of the 54-hole tournament. His 15 GIR were the highlight of his play. The celebration will be short lived, as he now has to take on the hilly terrain for 18 more holes before he can call it a day.

The restart of the opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions has been delayed by one hour due to inclement weather.
Rickie Fowler and Jason Dufner were scheduled to go off the first tee (again) at 7:30 a.m. local time today. Split tees and 36 holes were on the agenda for the day but all bets are off are vicious conditions continue to plague Maui.

Rickie Fowler cashed in on his potential when he claimed the Wells Fargo Championship in a playoff over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points, thus earning a spot in the winners-only Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Fowler looked to be in the midst of a huge 2012, but faded down the stretch before missing out on a Ryder Cup berth. In fact, his last PGA TOUR top 20 came at Colonial in late May. He will need to hole putts at a clip better than his 2012 136th strokes gained-putting ranking if he is to make enough birdies to be a factor on the Plantation Course.