Rickie Fowler smashes drive to 5 feet, setting up a par-4 eagle in Vegas
Rickie Fowler had to battle on Friday to make the cut at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. He didn’t make up any ground on the lead on Saturday at TPC Summerlin, but The Players champion did make a splash on the drivable par-4 15th.
With the hole playing 303 yards for the third round, Fowler hit a towering drive that landed just over a bunker guarding the hole location, then stopping 5 feet from the hole.
From there, the putt was academic, leading to an eagle 2. However, on the 16th and 17th hole, Fowler went bogey-double bogey to erase his eagle on the 15th. That deuce was the difference between being over or under par on the day, as Fowler shot 1-under 70. He trails 54-hole leader and PGA Tour rookie Brett Stegmaier by seven shots entering the final round.
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