Will Rickie Fowler ever make a cut on the PGA Tour again?

[betarhoalphadelta]

Do we know who initiated the parting of ways? 

 

I can't imagine his caddie has been very happy with his lack of earnings on tour of late. Maybe it's not a lucrative bag to carry. 

[Krt22]

We can only hope Allison get's the nod. 

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by Krt22

[Holy Moses]

4 hours ago, betarhoalphadelta said:

Do we know who initiated the parting of ways? 

 

I can't imagine his caddie has been very happy with his lack of earnings on tour of late. Maybe it's not a lucrative bag to carry. 

I would have to bet that Rickie takes care of his caddie no matter what. The big caddies like Joe get salaries plus winnings or bonuses.

[Creedo77]

Joe made a good chunk of change working for Rick. He was definitely on a lucrative salary and percentages 

 

I’m intrigued to see if he goes to Cameron Tringale who’s caddied went to Zalatoris 

[grm24]

9 hours ago, betarhoalphadelta said:

Do we know who initiated the parting of ways? 

Some interesting phrasing from Rickie.

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rickie-fowler-parts-ways-longtime-caddie-joe-skovron

 

"It happened Friday night when we finished up in Greensboro," Fowler told Lewis. "Told Joe I wasn't really gonna go into details on who brought up the decision or who made the decision or anything like that. We've always been a team, we always will be a team, he's like a big brother to me. Friendship and all that comes first.

 

"No hard feelings or anything like that, I just thought it might be the best option for the current time, but by no means does this mean we're not gonna rekindle the flame in the future or anything like that, but I know it's been tough on both of us." 

[freeze16172002]

He looks lost out there, missing cuts in some of the weakest fields. His last win was 2/19 then got married 10/19 has been sinking ever since

[pcmancini]

My take on this is that his sponsor Puma/Cobra is behind this. They have invested alot of money and time in Rickie and are likely very concerned about going forward with their sponsorship. So they put Ben Schomin - a Cobra employee - on the bag and he will evaluate all aspects of Rickie as a viable tour pro: preparation, mindset and on-course approach and course management, practice routine, coaching and coachability, his off-course activities and personal aspects that may be affecting his game.  This is all about money.

[khalespace]

Fowler -2 after 7. 2 birdies in a row. Hope he makes it to the next round. If he plays well, it is good for the PGA.

[szaino]

If Rickie stay determined and keeps at it, he will win again. He has already proven that he can do it.

 

Caddie changes, swing changes etc etc are all part of the process of trying to find that secret sauce again. Doesn't matter if you are Tour pro or a high handicapper, you go through the same process to improve.  The work that the Pros put in every day to improve has always been a huge inspiration to me.

 

The reward for Pros is much more impressive- they win a several million dollar tournament, make a Ryder cup team..,

 

For us amateurs, the harder we work the luckier we get ! 

[caniac6]

Nice to see him have a good round.

[Krt22]

34 minutes ago, caniac6 said:

Nice to see him have a good round.

Probably had some extra motivation to not look like a complete arse sacking his caddie right before a big event.

 

 

[Creedo77]

9 hours ago, pcmancini said:

My take on this is that his sponsor Puma/Cobra is behind this. They have invested alot of money and time in Rickie and are likely very concerned about going forward with their sponsorship. So they put Ben Schomin - a Cobra employee - on the bag and he will evaluate all aspects of Rickie as a viable tour pro: preparation, mindset and on-course approach and course management, practice routine, coaching and coachability, his off-course activities and personal aspects that may be affecting his game.  This is all about money.

No chance did a club manufacturer tell their guy to switch up his caddie. 

Edited August 11, 2022 by Creedo77

[ChristopherMcDonald]

10 hours ago, pcmancini said:

My take on this is that his sponsor Puma/Cobra is behind this. They have invested alot of money and time in Rickie and are likely very concerned about going forward with their sponsorship. So they put Ben Schomin - a Cobra employee - on the bag and he will evaluate all aspects of Rickie as a viable tour pro: preparation, mindset and on-course approach and course management, practice routine, coaching and coachability, his off-course activities and personal aspects that may be affecting his game.  This is all about money.

lol wut

[ebrasmus21]

BDR should have his bride on the bag. Allison on Rickie’s bag = ratings bonanza for the PGAT 

[NoFancyUsername.]

Ricky has rejected a decent LIV offer, citing that he will join the Korn Ferry tour.

Edited August 12, 2022 by NoFancyUsername.

[khalespace]

20 minutes ago, NoFancyUsername. said:

Ricky has rejected a decent LIV offer, citing that he will join the Korn Ferry tour.

Why Korn Ferry? I thought whoever made it to St Jude keeps their Tour Card?

[grm24]

57 minutes ago, khalespace said:

Why Korn Ferry? I thought whoever made it to St Jude keeps their Tour Card?

They do. Fowler was exempt for the PGA Tour next year even if he didn't finish in the top 125 in the FEC standings.

[bekgolf]

To answer the original post/topic/question, yes he will make the cut again.  Perhaps soon.

[Creedo77]

10 hours ago, khalespace said:

Why Korn Ferry? I thought whoever made it to St Jude keeps their Tour Card?

He was being sarcastic…

[TwistedSister]

8 hours ago, bekgolf said:

To answer the original post/topic/question, yes he will make the cut again.  Perhaps soon.

Actually he has made SIX cuts since the OP.

[Krt22]

1 hour ago, Creedo77 said:

He was being sarcastic…

Not to mention he was exempt for next season either way

[Kenbone]

[straightshot7]

On 8/9/2022 at 11:13 PM, grm24 said:

Some interesting phrasing from Rickie.

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rickie-fowler-parts-ways-longtime-caddie-joe-skovron

 

"It happened Friday night when we finished up in Greensboro," Fowler told Lewis. "Told Joe I wasn't really gonna go into details on who brought up the decision or who made the decision or anything like that. We've always been a team, we always will be a team, he's like a big brother to me. Friendship and all that comes first.

 

"No hard feelings or anything like that, I just thought it might be the best option for the current time, but by no means does this mean we're not gonna rekindle the flame in the future or anything like that, but I know it's been tough on both of us." 

“I’m not gonna talk about whose decision it was, but yeah it was my idea.”

 

😄

[getitdaily]

I'm beginning to think rickie just doesn't care more than about 50%. He had 109 over water and fatted a wedge about 75 yards. A tour pro does not do that. I don't think he really cares right now.

[scotee]

He made it to the playoffs and made the cut. Not all bad.

[grm24]

1 hour ago, scotee said:

He made it to the playoffs 

He and 9 others made the top 125 FEC playoffs cut off by circumstance and not by playing merit. Let's not gloss over that fact.

[scotee]

4 minutes ago, grm24 said:

He and 9 others made the top 125 FEC playoffs cut off by circumstance and not by playing merit. Let's not gloss over that fact.

 

Good point but the premise of this topic was that he might not make another cut. He has made a number and will make many more. Like I said before it is more likely that he win again than not make another cut.

[WhostherealSlimShady]

His stats are bad...no way around it. 

[grm24]

If you say so.

Edited August 13, 2022 by grm24

[oscar10]

Can he get in next weeks field? Paul Azinger sound like he was out yesterday.