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Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship.

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Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

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Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

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Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

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Winner of the 2008 Players Championship.

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Winner of the 2007 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

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From the 2007 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2007 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2007 season-ending Tour Championship.

Exemption Code: 11

From the 2007 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

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From the 2008 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 26.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from April 25, 2007, through June 1, 2008.

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From the 2008 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 26.

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From the 2007 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

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From the 2007 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 26, 2008

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Rickie Fowler (USA)

Birthdate:December 13, 1988

Age:19

Height:5-9

Home:Murrieta, Calif.

College:Oklahoma State

U.S. OPEN 2008 SCORES

POSITION: T60STATUS: +13HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	70	79	76	72	297

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:This will be his first U.S. Open
U.S. Open Plays:0

RELATED NEWS, PHOTOS & VIDEOS

STATISTICS

PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

PERSONAL NOTES

At 19 years, 5 months, Fowler is the youngest player in the 2008 U.S. Open, edging Oklahoma State teammate Kevin Tway by six months; Tway turns 20 in July and Fowler turns 20 in December

Got into field as first alternate from Columbus, Ohio, sectional when 2003 PGA Championship winner Shaun Micheel withdrew; Fowler was the last man out of an 11-man playoff

Youngest member of the victorious 2007 USA Walker Team, going 3-1 in the Match at Royal County Down; One of four players from that team in 2008 Open field (Chris Kirk, Kyle Stanley and Dustin Johnson)

Quarterfinalist at the 2006 U.S. Amateur; also competed in 2007 U.S. Amateur but missed match-play cut

Competed in three U.S. Junior Amateurs (2004, '05 and '06), reaching the round of 16 in 2005

Winner of the 2008 Ben Hogan Award, recognizing the best amateur golfer among the collegiate ranks

Named first-team All-American (2007-08) by the Golf Coaches Association of America and winner of the Phil Mickelson Award for the most oustanding Division I freshman

Won two collegiate tournaments, including the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, where he matched Vijay Singh's course-record 63 in the second round. Singh shot the 63 in 2003 U.S. Open

Helped Oklahoma State finish fourth at NCAA Division I Championship; tied for fourth individually with 2004 U.S. Junior champion Sihwan Kim of Stanford

Champion of 2007 Sunnehanna and Players Amateur

Winner of the 2005 Western Junior

American Junior Golf Association first-team All-America in 2005 and '06

NEWS

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #9 and #15

Rickie Fowler +13

Rickie Fowler

Field Average

Fairways Hit

69.64%

57.93%

*Avg. Driving Distance

288.38

290.64

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	4	11	3	0	0
Round 2	0	1	8	9	0	0
Round 3	0	3	8	6	1	0
Round 4	0	5	7	6	0	0
Total	0	13	34	24	1	0

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