Find Me a 100 Winner: Rickie Fowler

Find Me A 100 Winner / Paul Krishnamurty / 23 February 2010 / Leave a Comment

PK considers Rickie Fowler to be the most exciting young American golfer on the tour

"This week's test at Scottsdale could be ideal for a talented youngster with few inhibitions, with its risk-reward holes and emphasis on attacking golf."

This young American is one of the hottest young prospects in golf, says Paul Krishnamurty, and Scottsdale could be the scene of his maiden triumph this weekend.

If there's a more exciting young American golfer than Rickie Fowler, I've not seen him. On the evidence of his eight PGA Tour starts since emerging during last year's Fall Series, he's more than capable of winning a title in his first full season and is definitely worth an interest this week at [110.0].

He's contended strongly in three of those eight tournaments, most memorably when going down in a play-off on his last visit to the Arizona desert in the Frys.com Open. Had he won on that occasion, Fowler would have joined Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in being the only players to win on the PGA Tour before their 21st birthday. Just three weeks ago, he was up there again, putting in a strong challenge at Torrey Pines before slipping back to fifth over the closing holes.

In my view, this week's test at Scottsdale could be ideal for a talented youngster with few inhibitions, with its risk-reward holes and emphasis on attacking golf. Fowler seems to thrive with the crowd behind him, and the huge audience at this stadium course will certainly do that if he's in the shake-up on Sunday night.