SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a bit out there by PGA Tour standards. So is Rickie Fowler.
As comfortable in a motocross race as a golf tournament as a kid in California, Fowler was as fashion-forward as ever in high tops and jogger pants Thursday in front of more than 100,000 fans at TPC Scottsdale.
“I grew up around action sports and this kind of reminds me more of being at action sports events,” Fowler said. “The fans being loud and having fun.”
He brought as much substance as style, shooting a 6-under 65 to tie Shane Lowry and Hideki Matsuyama for the lead in the suspended first round.
After an hour frost delay at the chilly Stadium Course, Fowler played the first six holes in 5 under.