Rickie Fowler Says It Was 'Just a Matter of Time' After First Win in Four Years

With his playoff victory at the Rocket Mortgage classic, Rickie Fowler finally re-entered the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour after four long years of swing changes and inconsistent play. 

After weeks of floating both on and around the top of the leaderboard, including at the U.S. Open in June, Fowler at last captured his sixth PGA Tour win in Detroit in a sudden death playoff. 

Fowler’s reaction on the 18th green said it all: A weight had suddenly been lifted off of his shoulders. 

That feeling of relief was all too apparent during Fowler’s post-round interview with CBS’s Amanda Balionis. 

Holding his 19-month-old daughter Maya, Fowler was asked what the win meant to him, and you could hear the emotion in the 34-year-old’s voice as he reflected on what he had just accomplished.

“It’s hard to really put it all into words,” Fowler said. “Obviously a lot of good stuff this year, been playing some really good golf. I knew it was just a matter of time with how I’ve been playing. I’ve had a couple tough weekends where I’ve had a chance. U.S. Open didn’t get it done.

“But at the end of the day, getting to hold her, getting to hang with Maya and my wife. Winning is great but there’s a lot more to life than that.”