Rickie Fowler is generally one of the more chill golfers on the PGA Tour, but weeks long hate messages from an online troll had the 36-year-old golfer ready to hit back at the conclusion of this weekend's BMW Championship.

Akshay Bhatia owes Viktor Hovland a drink. A very expensive drink. Thanks to Hovland’s birdie putt at the 18th hole on Sunday afternoon, Bhatia became the recipient of FedEx Cup point providence, as Hovland’s putt moved Michael Kim down the BMW Championship leaderboard

The 2025 BMW Championship, standing as the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, differs in that player placement at the conclusion of Sunday's final round will determine not only who competes in next week's Tour Championship -- featuring an even more-significant purse -- but potentially placement on the United States Ryder Cup team as well.

A key factor that has contributed to Fowler's impressive performance over the last few months? A notable club shaft change a few months ago.

Rickie Fowler has been the center of a lot of attention over the past few weeks, not all of it good. Fowler failed to finish in the FedEx Cup top 50 last season, rendering him ineligible for the 2025 PGA Tour season’s eight signature events.

Golf fans are heartbroken for Rickie Fowler on Sunday evening. Fowler, once a top-five player in the world, has been playing better as of late. Earlier this month, his strong finish at the FedEx St. Jude earned him a spot in the BMW Championship.

Rickie Fowler was harassed by internet trolls after getting knocked out of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and he fired back on social media.

The fight to stay in the top 30 was intense at the BMW Championship, with Rickie Fowler and Harry Hall among the main protagonists.

Get to know Rickie Fowler's wife, Allison Stokke, a former pole-vaulting standout at the University of California.