PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. _ Every big tournament is like the end of a Stanley Cup playoff series for Rickie Fowler. You know how the losing hockey team lines up to congratulate the winner? Fowler essentially is a one-person handshake line.
He stayed well after his round was over to salute his buddy Justin Thomas when the latter won the 2017 PGA Championship. Fowler has been there to shake hands with another close friend, Jordan Spieth. Fowler was one of the first to honor Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed and Brooks Koepka, too. He barely knows Keith Mitchell and still he hung around to pay tribute at the Honda Classic this March.
It would be quite interesting to see the reception Fowler would get if he ever won a major. It also would be quite cool.
