Rickie Fowler spent an October afternoon watching the first-ever WGTL event at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his daughters Maya and Nellie.
The family outing arrived as Fowler’s career earnings topped $73.6 million, per Spotrac. While the PGA Tour lists his official career tournament earnings at $59 million, the golfer is largely taking time off from the competitive circuit to spend with his wife, Allison Stokke Fowler, and their children.
During the Palm Beach Gardens competition, the venue hosted matches similar to the men’s TGL events featuring stars like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Michelle Wie West sought out Fowler’s expertise during the match when she faced a critical shot.
“She asked Fowler for ‘last-minute advice,'” The Palm Beach Post’s Tom D’Angelo wrote in a November 8 story titled, “Competition, entertainment proves ‘electric’ start for WTGL.”
“Go straight,” Fowler told her, according to the report. Wie West dropped to her knees when it did not drop, though her aim aligned with his direction.
Fowler’s presence at the exhibition follows a 2026 season where he nearly earned $5 million from PGA Tour events, capped by a 71st-place finish at the Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club in Japan on October 10. He has not played a regular PGA Tour event since being eliminated from the playoffs in August.
Looking ahead to the 2027 season, which begins with The American Express tournament on January 21 at La Quinta, California, Fowler is expected to undergo sinus surgery during the offseason.
“He’s had a serious sinus infection for more than two years, and after this season concludes — they’ve tried all the antibiotics and medicine – they’re going to have to do surgery,” PGA Tour Radio’s Doug Bell said of Fowler in August, per The Mirror. “He said he’s not looking forward to it and it really has held him back, and that’s kind of unknown. We didn’t know that about Rick.”
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