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Ricky Fowler could mostly see him. It was clear in his head.
On Saturday night, Fowler led by a stroke on 54 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. But it’s been a while since he’s been a leader after 72. His most recent win was the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open, and so a reporter at the Detroit Golf Club asked Fowler if he fancied a potential winner’s run of 18.
In a moment of sincerity, he said it was.
“Yeah, I like to have a cushion a few shots and have, whether it’s a throw or at the end tapping to win by a comfortable margin where you don’t have to think about going down in the latter,” he said. “It’s going to be hard to do, but it’s going to be a great position where you don’t have to worry about it going too low.”
If he wins, Fowler’s comeback from a long meltdown will be complete. He would have his sixth victory on the PGA Tour. He was going to climb the world rankings. Will be in consideration for this year’s Ryder Cup. Repeatedly.
He would take money for one mill, too. This isn’t bad either.
You can check out the full payout distribution below.
2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic Return Information, Winner’s Share
1. $1.584 million
2. $959,200
3. $607,200
4. $431,200
5. $360,800
6. $319,000
7. $297,000
8. $275,000
9. $257,400
10. $239,800
11. $222,200
12. $204,600
13. $187,000
14. $169,400
15. $160,600
16. $151,800
17. $143,000
18. $134,200
19. $125,400
20. $116,600
21- $107,800
22. $99,000
23. $91,960
24. $84,920
25. $77,880
26. $70,840
27. $68,200
28. $65,560
29. $62,920
30. $60,280
31. $57,640
32. $55,000
33. $52,360
34. $50,160
35. $47,960
36. $45,760
37. $43,560
38. $41,800
39. $40,040
40. $38,280
41. $36,520
42. $34,760
43. $33,000
44. $31,240
45. $29,480
46. $27,720
47. $25,960
48. $24,552
49. $23,320
50. $22,616
51. $22,088
52. $21,560
53. $21,208
54. $20,856
55. $20,680
56. $20,504
57. $20,328
58. $20,152
59. $19,976
60. $19,800
61. $19,624
62. $19,448
63. $19,272
64. $19,096
65. $18,920
66. $18,744
67. $18,568
68. $18,392
69. $18,216
70. $18,040
71. $17,864
72. $17,688
73. $17,512
74. $17,336
75. $17,160
76. $16,984
77. $16,808
78. $16,632
79. $16,456
80. $16,280
81. $16,104
82. $15,928
83. $15,752
84. $15,576