USA’s Rickie Fowler: “I was very aware [could become 13th player in PGA Tour history to break 60]. I had a nice start to the day with a couple of good pars, made the turn at 5 under and at 7 under through 11 I knew it [59] was a legitimate shot”; Rory McIlroy sits further back on 12 under
Last Updated: 24/06/23 10:30pm
Rickie Fowler shot a career-low round at the Travelers Championship to move into contention
Rickie Fowler shot a career-low round at the Travelers Championship, but was inches short of joining the exclusive sub-60 club.
The 34-year-old, whose return to form saw him finish tied-fifth at last week’s US Open at which he carded the joint-lowest round at a major (62), reeled off 10 birdies in 17 holes after starting at the 10th.
However, he could not hole his chip from the fringe at his final hole which would have seen him become the 13th player in PGA Tour history to break 60.
“I was very aware. I had a nice start to the day with a couple of good pars, made the turn at five [under] and at seven under through 11 I knew it [59] was a legitimate shot,” Fowler said in his post-round interview.
His birdie blitz did, however, catapult him to 15 under and give him an outside chance of victory in Sunday’s final round at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.
Rory McIlroy sits further back on 12 under, while Patrick Cantlay has posted the best round performance so far, sitting on 16 under.
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