March 24, 2025
Rickie Fowler finished 71st at The PLAYERS Championship two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Texas Children's Houston Open, which will be held at Memorial Park Golf Course. Fowler has not missed the cut in any of his tournaments in 2025, although he did withdraw from the Waste Management Phoenix Open last month. Over the past 12 months, he ranks in the 68th percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is particularly noteworthy because over 38% of approach shots last year at the Texas Children's Houston Open came from this distance. While Fowler could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week, it's important to note that including him also carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 10, 2025
Rickie Fowler finished tied for 18th at the Cognizant Classic two weeks ago and has not missed the cut in any of his five tournaments this season. He is now focusing on preparing for The PLAYERS Championship this week, held at TPC Sawgrass. Historically, Fowler has performed well at this tournament, finishing tied for 68th in 2024 and tied for 13th in 2023. Over the past 12 months, Fowler ranks in the 63rd percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 100-150 yards in the fairway. This is significant because at last year's The PLAYERS Championship, over 32% of approach shots came from this distance. Fowler could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week, but including him in your roster comes with some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
February 25, 2025
Rickie Fowler has made many starts at PGA National in his career. His run in the 2010s was as spectacular as any player could hope for at a single event over 10 years, especially one as unforgiving as the Champion Course. Racking up a win in 2017, a T2 in 2019, two top 10s, and a top 15, the now 36-year-old was the person to beat in Palm Beach Gardens. However, things haven't been as kind to him lately, as he's struggled to crack the top 40 in his last four starts here. Approach play has been the only thing to falter in his past four tries compared to earlier in his career, which hasn't been the greatest to begin this season (ranked 119th in strokes gained on approach: -0.206). Short game and putting have also been weak, as he ranks 160th in strokes gained around the green (-0.423) and 123rd in strokes gained putting (-0.213). As much as the golf world would love another Fowler resurgence, signals aren't there to have any optimism for it this week.
--Todd McGill - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
February 11, 2025
Rickie Fowler had to withdraw from last week's Waste Management Phoenix Open after his first round due to illness. He is now focusing on preparing for this week's Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. Notably, Torrey Pines also hosted last month's Farmers Insurance Open. It's important to highlight that at the Farmers Insurance Open, over 22% of approach shots were taken from over 200 yards. Over the past 12 months, Fowler has ranked in the 25th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from this distance in the fairway. Given that Fowler struggled in his first round last week before withdrawing, including him in DFS lineups carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
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