Rickie Fowler could allllmost see it. In his head, it was clear.
Saturday night, Fowler led by a stroke through 54 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. But it had been a while since he was the leader after 72. His last win was the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open, and so a reporter at Detroit Golf Club asked Fowler if he was visualizing a potential winner’s walk down 18.
In a moment of sincerity, he said he was.
“Yeah, I’d love to have a few-shot cushion and have, whether it’s a putt or ultimately a tap-in to win by a comfortable margin where you’re not having to think about coming down the last,” he said. “That will be tough to do, but that would be a nice position to be in where you don’t have to worry about it much coming down 18.”
Should he win, Fowler’s return from a lengthy collapse would be complete. He’d claim his sixth PGA Tour victory. He’d move up the world rankings. He’d be in consideration for this year’s Ryder Cup. On and on.
He’d cash for one point one mill, too. That ain’t bad, either.
You can check out the complete payout breakdown below.
2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic payout info, 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
