Rickie Fowler’s resurgence has produced some spectacularly-low rounds and put him in contention at several tournaments, including the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club after he shot an opening-round 62. He didn’t win at LACC, but bounced back a week later at TPC River Highlands by shooting a 60 on Saturday. On Sunday, competing in his sixth tournament in the last seven weeks, Fowler broke through and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in a playoff over Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin.
From an equipment standpoint, Rickie Fowler has been one of the most interesting players on the PGA Tour for over a decade. After leaving Oklahoma State and turning pro, he continued to play Titleist gear. He then transitioned into Cobra equipment, which, along with Titleist and FootJoy, was a part of Acushnet Brands. However, in March of 2012, Acushnet sold Cobra to Puma and Fowler wound up becoming the flagship player for Cobra Puma Golf.
Over the years, Fowler has shifted from using classic muscleback blades into cavity-back irons, and his taste in putters has veered from heel-toe weighted blades into black-and-while mallets.
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The photos below take you back to the beginning of Fowler’s professional career and show you some of his equipment progressions and choices over time.
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Playing as an amateur in the 2008 U.S. Open, Rickie Fowler used a Titleist 907 D2…
Playing as an amateur in the 2008 U.S. Open, Rickie Fowler used a Titleist 907 D2 driver (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler
After Rickie Fowler turned pro in 2009, he continued to play Titleist MB irons with what…
After Rickie Fowler turned pro in 2009, he continued to play Titleist MB irons with what would become his signature orange paint accents, an homage to Oklahoma State. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
In addition to Titleist MB irons, Fowler used Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges. The C-C on…
In addition to Titleist MB irons, Fowler used Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges. The C-C on Fowler's wedge stood for Condition of Competition, which meant the grooves conformed to the USGA's new 2010 groove rule standards. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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This is the Scotty Cameron GSS putter Rickie Fowler used at the 2010 Players Championship. (Allan…
This is the Scotty Cameron GSS putter Rickie Fowler used at the 2010 Players Championship. (Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports)
Scotty Cameron putter sole 2011
The customization even went into the sole of this Scotty Cameron putters. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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While Rickie Fowler used Titleist equipment in 2011, he wore Puma apparel. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty…
While Rickie Fowler used Titleist equipment in 2011, he wore Puma apparel. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler
Starting in 2012, after Acushnet sold Cobra to Puma, Folwer began using Cobra equipment. This is…
Starting in 2012, after Acushnet sold Cobra to Puma, Folwer began using Cobra equipment. This is the prototype iron set he used in January, 2012, at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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The prototype irons were nearly identical to the Titleist MB irons Fowler had been playing, but…
The prototype irons were nearly identical to the Titleist MB irons Fowler had been playing, but the clubs were made so quickly that numbers were stamped on the toe by hand instead of designed into the clubs. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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Rickie Fowler started using Cobra's AMP Cell Pro irons in 2013. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler used this colorful set of Cobra wedges throughout much of 2014. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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Starting in 2015, Fowler began using Cobra's Fly-Z Pro irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler's Fly-Z Pro irons were customized by having steel drilled out of portions of the sole…
Fowler's Fly-Z Pro irons were customized by having steel drilled out of portions of the sole and replaced by tungsten, which being heavier, lowered the center of gravity and concentrated more mass in the center of the hitting area. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler started using Cobra's King MB irons in 2016. The muscleback blades were similar to the…
Fowler started using Cobra's King MB irons in 2016. The muscleback blades were similar to the blades Fowler used earlier in his career, but then had tungsten added to the sole like his Fly-Z Pro irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Throughout 2016, Fowler used a Cobra King LTD driver that had a large hole and a…
Throughout 2016, Fowler used a Cobra King LTD driver that had a large hole and a window in the back (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler
At the 2016 Hero World Challenge, Fowler debuted the Cobra King F7 driver that he would…
At the 2016 Hero World Challenge, Fowler debuted the Cobra King F7 driver that he would use in 2017. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler
This is Rickie Fowler's bag before the start of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay…
This is Rickie Fowler's bag before the start of the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler's 10.5-degree Cobra King F9 driver was adjusted down to 9.5 degrees and had extra weight…
Fowler's 10.5-degree Cobra King F9 driver was adjusted down to 9.5 degrees and had extra weight positioned forward in the head to reduce spin and increase ball speed. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler's King F8+ 3-wood was adjusted to a playing loft of 14.5 degrees. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler used a Cobra F9 Speedback 4-iron as a driving iron, along with King Forged MB…
Fowler used a Cobra F9 Speedback 4-iron as a driving iron, along with King Forged MB irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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Rickie Fowler's Scotty Cameron prototype putter was originally made as a back-up for Tiger Woods. (David…
Rickie Fowler's Scotty Cameron prototype putter was originally made as a back-up for Tiger Woods. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
In January, 2019, Fowler signed an endorsement deal with TaylorMade and started playing the company's TP5x…
In January, 2019, Fowler signed an endorsement deal with TaylorMade and started playing the company's TP5x ball. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Struggling in 2020, Fowler decided to put his old AMP Cell Pro irons back into play…
Struggling in 2020, Fowler decided to put his old AMP Cell Pro irons back into play and used them at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Fowler also began using TaylorMade TP5x Pix ball and briefly added an LA Golf graphite shaft…
Fowler also began using TaylorMade TP5x Pix ball and briefly added an LA Golf graphite shaft to his Scotty Cameron putter. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
After 33 versions were created, Rickie Fowler put this set of Cobra RF Proto irons into…
After 33 versions were created, Rickie Fowler put this set of Cobra RF Proto irons into play in 2021 and Cobra sold them as a limited-edition set. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
In 2022, Fowler went back to a split-set of Cobra King CB and MB irons, but…
In 2022, Fowler went back to a split-set of Cobra King CB and MB irons, but as you can see, there was still custom weighting added to Fowler's clubs. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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This is Rickie Fowler's gear at the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline,…
This is Rickie Fowler's gear at the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
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In 2023, Rickie Fowler is playing Cobra's King Tour irons, a cavity-back designed for better players.…
In 2023, Rickie Fowler is playing Cobra's King Tour irons, a cavity-back designed for better players. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
In 2023, Fowler has beeb using an Odyssey Versa Jailbird putter. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
