According to world-ranking guru Nosferatu, Fowler’s performance was good enough to move him to 50th in the world for the first time since January 2021.
His result this week beats McIlroy’s missed cuts at the Players Championship and Augusta National but falls well short of the standards that saw him regain the world No.1 ranking at the end of last year.
A first-hand look during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship gave our writer a snapshot of the PGA Tour’s pace-of-play issues… but no clear solution.
Jason Dufner’s closing 73 at the Wells Fargo Championship looked a lot more painful than many because of how clearly uncomfortable he is when he’s putting.