A trademark move of rising young star Rickie Fowler doesn't sit well with an Augusta member
Rickie Fowler gets a lesson in Augusta National decorum
Everybody's all high on Rickie Fowler these days, in part because he's got some serious game, and in part because he dresses like a popsicle thrown onto the vast, drab sand of golf fashion. He's got attitude! He's got moxie! He's got style! He's EXTREEEEEEEME!He's also not permitted to bring any of that foofaraw into the grounds of Augusta National, as he learned at his press conference. As Golfweek's Jim McCabe reports, Fowler sat down and, as is his style, flipped his cap around backwards.
Augusta National member Ron Townsend asked Fowler to turn the cap around. Fowler declined, saying that he wanted people to see his face. Townsend asked him again, and this time, Fowler complied. Yes, Fowler is a rising star you'll be hearing about for years, and yes, Fowler could well become one of the few to win Augusta in his very first appearance. But every so often, youngsters act up, you know?
So, score one for the not-so-extreme old guard at Augusta National. Sure, the club has made some
changes to acknowledge that we're no longer in the 1950s — they've permitted video to be shown of some of the early rounds, they're allowing online registration for 2012 badges, and they let an entire video game crew onto their grounds to film — Augusta National nonetheless has standards. Indeed, longtime members have been threatened with expulsion for the sin of wearing shorts on the course. Fowler got off lucky with a gentle reminder, even if he had to be told twice.
Masters Notes [Golfweek]
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