Rickie Fowler has been playing golf since the age of three, and he now claims that parents caddying for their children might not be the perfect scenario. The 7x PGA Tour was accompanied by his mother to the golf course for practice but was never guided by her on every step. As Bleacher Report reported, he is a self-taught golfer.
The recent statement on Fowler on parents becoming caddies for the children sheds light on a famous golf parent-child duo, Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods. Fowler further expressed how it may hinder the natural growth needed to become a better golfer.
Rickie Fowler makes a bold confession about parents caddying for their children
Recently, Rickie Fowler made the headlines when his 11-year-old partnership with Farmers Insurance came to an end. Subsequently, the 31-year-old opted out from the Farmers Insurance Open. Meanwhile, he made his latest appearance on a podcast.
Talking on the I Can Fly podcast’s recent episode, Fowler relayed the current scenario at the Junior level. The Cal golfer started by narrating his story of playing with her mother, who used to carry him to the courses. However, the parents were never allowed on the greens and were never paired with their children or in the same group.
On the contrary, nowadays, parents are more involved in the careers of their children. While Fowler agreed that parents are there to support them, there was never any push to pursue golf. However, as he has observed at the junior level, parents are starting to caddie for their children. He said, “Parents caddying in and I just feel like I don’t know if it’s the right way,“ Fowler felt that being alone without a parent helps in learning and growing up on one’s own.
Furthermore, he explained, “I feel like there’s so much that I learned and you learn growing up from, you know, you kind of figure out instead of someone telling you what to do or how to do it.” The 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic winner recently came to with another bold confession about doing the unconventional this year.
Rickie Fowler doesn’t want to be a “billboard” golfer
Recently, Rickie Fowler parted ways with Farmers Insurance, and his other sponsor, Rocket Mortgage, has not renewed the contract yet, though it was said to be renewed soon. Now, during the process, Fowler gave an interview with Golfweek talking about what he wanted for his future.
Fowler expressed the importance of time and surrounding himself with right-minded people. He said, “I don’t want to be a billboard or NASCAR driver type of thing, but I do want to have a good, core group of partners.” The 35-year-old wants to bring something new to his game.
What’s the new thing and who are the new set of partners for Fowler remains to be disclosed. Till then, the player would be practicing for his next adventure at PGA National Resort for the new Cognizant Classic.
