Rickie Fowler

United States · born December 13, 1988, Murrieta, California, USA

5.5Ryder Cup points from 17 matches

Ryder Cup5 Cups
Masters1 2nd
U.S. Open1 2nd
The Open1 2nd, 2 top 10s
PGA Tour 2024–261 2nd, 3 seasons of stats

Summary

Ryder Cup 5 Cups · 3-9-5 · 5.5 points (32.4%)
Singles 1-3-1 · Foursomes 1-4-2 · Four-ball 1-2-2
Best major finish runner-up, 2014 Open, 2014 U.S. Open and 2018 Masters
Open top 10s 2011 (T5), 2019 (T6)
PGA Tour runner-up, 2024–26 1 time
2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 22 events · 5 top 10s

Near misses

2011 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T5 · 280 (E)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · 273
2014 U.S. Open Pinehurst No. 2 · runner-up to Martin Kaymer
2018 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Patrick Reed · 274
2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T6 · 279 (-5)
2026 Truist Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Kristoffer Reitan · margin 2 strokes

Ryder Cup

5 Cups, 17 matches: 3 won, 9 lost, 5 halved, 5.5 points. Foursomes 1-4-2, four-ball 1-2-2, singles 1-3-1.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · captain's pick
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-3, 1.5 points · automatic
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Rory McIlroy's rivals →

Moments

2010 Ryder Cup McDowell went dormie with a birdie on 16 and beat Mahan 3 & 1 in the anchor match. Earlier, Rickie Fowler came back from 3 down with 3 to play to halve with Edoardo Molinari.

Results by championship

Best day

2018 Masters

Runner-up to Patrick Reed · 274.

Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2018.

Career line, 2010–2026

Masters

2018 Masters: runner-up to Patrick Reed

U.S. Open

2014 U.S. Open: runner-up to Martin Kaymer

The Open

2011 The Open: finished T5 2014 The Open: runner-up to Rory McIlroy 2019 The Open: finished T6

Ryder Cup

2010 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-1-2 2014 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-3 2016 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-0 2018 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-0 2023 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-0

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 PGA Tour season: 23 events2025 PGA Tour season: 21 events2026 Truist Championship: runner-up

2010201520202025

13 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Runner-up
Top 10
Ryder Cup, USA
Tour season

Rickie Fowler was born on December 13, 1988, in Murrieta, California, USA. Fowler's best major finish was second, at the 2014 Open, the 2014 U.S. Open and the 2018 Masters. Fowler finished second 1 time on the PGA Tour from 2024 to 2026. Fowler played in 5 Ryder Cups for USA (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023), winning 3, losing 9 and halving 5 of 17 matches for 5.5 points. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Fowler played 22 events and had 5 top-10 finishes.

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The record

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2011 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T5 · 280 (E)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Rory McIlroy · 273
2014 U.S. Open Pinehurst No. 2 · runner-up to Martin Kaymer
2018 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Patrick Reed · 274
2019 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce Links) · finished T6 · 279 (-5)
2026 Truist Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Kristoffer Reitan · margin 2 strokes

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 4 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

Ryder Cup

Fowler played 5 Ryder Cups for USA: 17 matches, 3 won, 9 lost, 5 halved, 5.5 points (32.4% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-4-2, four-ball 1-2-2, singles 1-3-1 (won-lost-halved).

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · captain's pick
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-3, 1.5 points · automatic
2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-1-0, 2 points · captain's pick
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · captain's pick

Partners, with matches played together: Jimmy Walker (4), Phil Mickelson (3), Dustin Johnson (3), Jim Furyk (1), Collin Morikawa (1).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 23 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $1,767,709 official money (No. 96) · strokes gained total -0.21 (No. 134) · driving distance 297.7 (No. 121)
2025 Season 21 events · 0 wins · 3 top 10s · 18 cuts made · $3,441,954 official money (No. 47) · strokes gained total 0.354 · driving distance 305.3 (No. 68)
2026 In progress 22 events · 0 wins · 5 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $4,991,736 official money (No. 34) · scoring average (adjusted) 70.545 (No. 65) · strokes gained total 0.496 (No. 43) · driving distance 305.7 (No. 90)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.