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Anyone else see Rickie plying a practice round with the F9? I thought I saw it in one of the earlier tournaments also, maybe in Detroit? any news on this? He is the face of Cobra and SpeedZone which I find surprising I don’t see more Bryson speedzone commercials.

TAYLORMADE DRIVING RELIEF DETAILS HOW FANS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR COVID-19 RELIEF Carlsbad, Calif. (May 11, 2020) – As Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson prepare to compete against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in raising funds for COVID-19 relief efforts during TaylorMade Driving Relief supported by UnitedHealth Group – the return of televised golf – on Sunday, May 17 at Seminole Golf Club, fans at home will be able to contribute to the fundraising efforts thanks to PGA TOUR Charities through online donations and Text-To-Give options powered by GoFundMe. TaylorMade Driving Relief is centered around a $3 million charity skins match supported by UnitedHealth Group to raise money and awareness for the American Nurses Foundation and CDC Foundation. The team of McIlroy-Johnson will compete on behalf of the American Nurses Foundation while Fowler-Wolff play for the CDC Foundation. Farmers Insurance® also pledged $1 million to back a birdies-and-eagle pool to benefit Off Their Plate, a fundraising initiative through World Central Kitchen that helps both frontline COVID-19 healthcare workers and impacted restaurant shift employees PGA TOUR Charities’ online fundraiser is now live on GoFundMe, where fans around the world can come together and donate to support additional COVID-19 relief efforts in conjunction with TaylorMade Driving Relief, building upon the event’s initial $4 million raised. As they enjoy the competition on May 17, viewers located in the United States will also be able to donate to the fundraiser by texting ‘DRIVINGRELIEF’ to 41-411. Standard text rates apply. PGA TOUR Charities’ GoFundMe will benefit qualified organizations providing or in need of COVID-19 relief. For information about donating via PGA TOUR Charities’ fundraiser on GoFundMe, please visit PGATOUR.com/DrivingRelief and for more information about PGA TOUR Charities Inc. and the programs it supports, see pgatourcharities.org. Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Wolff RORY MCILROY WITB SIM 10.5 driver Kurokage 70 XTS SIM 14.0 fairway Tensei White 80 TX SIM Max 19.0 rescue Hzrdus Smoke Black 105 X P760 4 iron Project X 7.0 P730 5-PW irons Project X 7.0 MG2 RAW 52.09 SB wedge Project X 6.5 MG2 RAW 56.12 SB wedge Project X 6.5 MG2 RAW 60.08 LB wedge Project X 6.5 Spider X putter TP5 #22 DUSTIN JOHNSON WITB SIM Max 10.5 driver Speeder 661 SIM Max 16.0 fairway Hzrdus Smoke Black 95 SIM Max 19.0 rescue Hzrdus Smoke Black 100 P730 4-PW irons DG X100 MG2 wedge 52 KBS Tour Black MG2 wedge 56 KBS Tour Black MG2 wedge 60 KBS Tour Black Spider Tour Mini putter TP5x #1 RICKIE FOWLER WITB TP5 pix 2.0 #15 MATTHEW WOLFF SIM 10.5 driver GD TP 7TX SIM Ti 15.0 fairway GD XC 8TX P790 2 iron Hzrdus Smoke Black 105 X P750 4-PW irons Nippon Modus 130 X MG2 50.09 DG X100 MG2 56.12 DG X100 MG2 60.10 DG X100 Spider X putter TP5 #21 EVENT INFORMATION: Players: All four players will donate their time for the 18-hole, two-person team skins competition, with McIlroy/Johnson playing for the American Nurses Foundation and Fowler/Wolff playing for the CDC Foundation. Location: Seminole Golf Club (Juno Beach, Fla.). A majestic Donald Ross design with a clever routing on a rectangular site, each hole at Seminole encounters a new wind direction. Seminole has long been one of America’s most-revered clubs and this marks the club’s first-ever golf event broadcast. No fans or spectators will be permitted on site. Date/Time: Sunday, May 17; live coverage will air from 2-6 p.m. ET Television Broadcast: NBC, GOLF Channel, NBCSN, Sky Sports and other PGA TOUR global media partners Digital: Unauthenticated streaming of the entire event available via PGA TOUR LIVE (NBC Sports Gold and Amazon Prime Video), GOLFPASS, GolfChannel.com and GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR. Pre-match coverage as well as the first two holes of the event also will stream on Twitter. Safety measures: PGA TOUR will follow all guidelines, executive orders and mandates issued by the state of Florida, Palm Beach County and the city of Juno Beach.

Rickie will be sporting some new kicks at The Open this year. PUMA has created an all-white version of Rickie's favored IGNITE Hi-Top SE golf shoes for the season's third major. The IGNITE Hi-Tops in white area special edition, available on the PUMA website for $200. From PUMA: IGNITE Foam provides energy return and responsive comfort PWRCOOL powered by Outlast® External TPU Heel Support Hi-Top Support Collar Pigskin Lining PWRFRAME Technology Perfect Fit Strap Full-Grain Leather Upper Duoflex improves natural movement and provides necessary support 2 Year Waterproof Built on the TITANTOUR IGNITE foundation and constructed for increased stability, this tour-proven cleat is designed to perform. Featuring IGNITE energy return cushioning and PWRFRAME technology, this Hi-Top is all business on the course. Equipped with premium leather, perforated pig skin lining and a perfect fit velcro strap, this Hi-Top is sure to turn heads on the course. I have Rickie as one of my favorites this weekend - the lad is due and he loves links golf. Whaddya think of Rickie's chances at The Open, and whaddya think of those shoes???

So with his collapse down the stretch yesterday Rickie Fowler cost himself an automatic bid to the US Team. if he had finished a solo third or better he would have been in the top eight. Instead his bogey/double bogey/bogey meltdown dropped him to 11th on the points list. So if Captain Love goes with the next four 9 (Bubba Watson) 10 (JB Holmes) 11 (Fowler) 12 (Matt Kuchar) he will make it. The question is with his play this year and his inability to finish, do you trust him to be at his best against the European team. Or if you are in Love's place do you go a bit further down the list and take either Bill Hass (14) or Jim Furyk (15). Furyk has shown stretches of solid golf this summer. I skipped over number 13 Scott Piercy (unlucky 13 ha) as he has had a very good year, but I just don't see him ahead of either Furyk or Hass. As much as I hated seeing Fowler implode, I think I still go with him if I'm Love. He has a pretty strong record in Match Play, and Love showing him the confidence could be just the spark he needs. You know the US fans in Chicago would get behind him. And I think a paring with Phil could be a great situation for him. So what's everyone think.

Hell of finish by young Mr. Fowler. So, is he still overrated? Was he ever overrated? Does this open the floodgates for him?