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The 147th Open Carnoustie  15th - 22nd July 2018

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Rickie FOWLER

USA

A first major title surely beckons for a player whose second place in The Masters in April, a stroke behind Patrick Reed, was his third runner-up finish and eighth time in the top five.

In his last four events of 2017 Fowler had two more second places and then a four-stroke victory at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas thanks to a closing 61. In 2014 he finished tied second behind Rory McIlroy in The Open at Hoylake and Martin Kaymer in the US Open during a season which also saw him come third at the PGA Championship and fifth in The Masters.

At the 2015 Players Championship he played the last six holes in six under par and produced two more birdies to win a play-off against Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia. In the same season he added the AAM Scottish Open and Deutsche Bank Championship and when he also triumphed at the 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship he was a career-high fourth in the world. As an amateur led the world rankings for 36 weeks and won seven out of eight games in two Walker Cup appearances. Has already played three Ryder Cups and two Presidents Cups.

Key Info

Age:

29

Turned pro:

2009

Previous Opens:

8

Top finish:

T2nd (2014)

Qualified / Exempt:

12, 15

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Exemptions

12Top 30 players from the Final 2017 FedExCup Points List.
15Playing members of the 2017 Presidents Cup Teams.

Top finishes

T2nd T2nd. Royal Liverpool (2014)

Previous Open Performances

YEAR VENUE POS R1 R2 R3 R4 TOTAL
2017 Royal Birkdale T22 71 71 67 71 280
2016 Royal Troon T46 69 72 76 73 290
2015 St Andrews T30 72 71 66 73 282
2014 Royal Liverpool T2 69 69 68 67 273
2013 Muirfield M/C 78 76
2012 Royal Lytham & St Annes T31 71 72 70 70 283
2011 Royal St George's T5 70 70 68 72 280
2010 St Andrews T14 79 67 71 67 284
WildernesseGC

Thursday 19 Apr 2018. 02:00 PM GMT

Regional Qualifying Feature - Wildernesse Golf Club

Founded in 1890, Wildernesse Golf Club may be one of Kent’s hidden gems and having challenged golfers for over 125 years, it is one of the 13 host venues for Regional Qualifying for The 147th Open.

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Kuchar-Texas-Open

Tuesday 17 Apr 2018. 12:30 PM GMT

Consistent Kuchar aiming for victory

It is incredible that we are already at the midway stage of the golf season but the excitement only goes north from here as the summer approaches.

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Rick-Shiels

Monday 16 Apr 2018. 12:00 PM GMT

The Open and Rick Shiels form content partnership ahead of The 147th Open

World’s leading online golf presenter to create exclusive content in collaboration with The Open ahead of golf’s oldest Major, giving audiences a unique perspective and insight into The Open at Carnoustie.

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