At the 2025 Cognizant Classic in March. Fowler, in the hunt on Saturday, was under immense pressure to win. Having been denied a sponsor’s exemption into the Arnold Palmer Invitational the following week, Fowler’s only way in was to win that week. Every shot counted. But he narrowly missed a tricky birdie putt on the 16th hole, one that would have made a difference. And just as the ball trickled by the edge, a heckler piped up from the crowd, taunting him about the putt. Fowler couldn’t help but hit back.

“Of course you know…That’s why you’re in the stands,” said Fowler. This moment was captured, posted, and instantly viral. For some, it felt out of character since Rickie Fowler has always displayed a calm demeanor. However, a similar pattern followed a few months later.

In June, at

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