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Rickie Fowler’s U.S. Open qualifying bid agonizingly crushed on final hole…but all may not be lost

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4 years ago

Jun 7, 2022

For the second year in succession, Rickie Fowler will likely not be teeing it up at the U.S. Open, which takes place next week at The Country Club in Brookline.

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Monday began with Rickie Fowler’s name in the headlines, albeit not for his appearance at the U.S Open qualifying event in Jupiter, Florida.

Early in the day, Golf Channel’s Rich Lerner broke the news that Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler would both be joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. Sure enough, soon after, Mickelson officially announced his participation in the opening event to take place this week in London.

With the golf world waiting on Fowler’s status, the 33-year-old set about qualifying for the year’s third major, getting off to a disastrous start.

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With just four spots up for grabs in Jupiter, Fowler almost played himself out of contention early on, playing the opening four holes in three over par. The Californian then rallied on his back nine with four birdies before carding a double on his last hole to sign for an opening round of 2-over.

Needing something special in his second round, Fowler gave himself hope, getting to 3-under for his round through 12 holes. A bogey on 13 looked to put pay to his chances before late rallying birdies on 16 and 17 meant that a birdie on his final hole would take him into a playoff against amateur Fred Biondi to determine who would take their spot in next week’s event.

Fowler looked set to complete the fine comeback, with 8 feet for birdie separating himself from the playoff. Unfortunately, what happened next was not in the script, with Fowler lipping out the putt to seemingly end his U.S. Open qualifying hopes.

A lip out away from playing in the US Open. I should’ve prepared myself for this. pic.twitter.com/obYVcR6NrQ

— Rickie Fowler Tracker (@Rickie_Tracker) June 6, 2022

Ironically, it would be the second major of the year that Rickie has missed out on playing thanks to a lip out after a missed par putt on the 72nd hole at last year’s PGA Championship caught a piece of the hole but refused to drop to cost him a place in this year’s Masters tournament.

Following his final round on Monday, Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner spoke to Fowler, who rued his opening round but stated that he was encouraged with the way he performed during the final round.

Fowler revealed to Lavner that he was looking forward to taking some time off following an appearance at his sponsor’s Puma HQ on Tuesday and that his stance has still not changed on the “intriguing” LIV Golf option.

In a late twist, however, Fowler arrived back at the course on Tuesday morning in a bid to grab an alternate spot in next week’s field.

With two of the contenders not bothering to turn up, Fowler had a couple of men to beat in Steve Marino and Tom Lewis, and he did just that with a birdie on the fourth extra hole, to take first alternate spot.

Fowler with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole to secure the first alternate spot. pic.twitter.com/Vtprcxgn56

— Florida State Golf Association (@fsga) June 7, 2022

Maybe we will still see Rickie at Brookline next week!

How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

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1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

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Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

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1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

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While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

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Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”