Rickie Fowler whiffed on a putt late in his round on Friday.- The mishit will likely be the stroke that keeps him from playing through the weekend at the
PGA Championship . - While you can never put an entire round on one stroke, this one hurt.
Rickie Fowler will not be playing through the weekend at the PGA Championship, all because of a brief lapse of focus on the green.
On the par 4 No. 6 at TPC Harding Park, Fowler had a putt just inside 10 feet left to save par. His putt barely missed, and Fowler stepped forward to tap in his ball for a bogey and move onto the next hole.
But as Fowler settled to hit his putt, his putter stubbed the ground, and he barely touched the ball causing it to move ever so slightly. That counted as a stroke against him.
It was a tough play to see from one of the sharpest players on Tour.
A replay of Fowler's error shows he knew his mistake as soon as it had happened, stepping away from the ball in a bit of frustration before taking his double-bogey.
As things stand, the cut at the PGA Championship will likely come in at one-over. Had Fowler made his initial putt, he'd be playing through the weekend. Instead, he'll be watching from home.
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