WATCH: Rickie Fowler provides special insight during practice at ZOZO Championship
Rickie Fowler is playing in the 2024 ZOZO Championship at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Japan. From there, the American gave PGA Tour fans a glimpse of what it is like behind the scenes during a practice session.
Fowler was filmed performing a number of practice shots while explaining the process for executing each shot. The video was posted to the PGA Tour's X (formerly Twitter) account, where it has been viewed more than 62,700 times.
The footage shows Fowler hitting various driver and iron shots. The player explains the distances he wants to hit and why as well as his thought process in deciding how to execute the shot.
This process includes distance, course conditions, and weather conditions. As part of his training session, Fowler hit several notable shots, including a 160-yard drive that was less than an inch from the hole. Watch the video below:
Fowler secured his PGA Tour card for the 2025 season by winning the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic. The ZOZO Championship is his third event of the current FedEx Cup Fall season.
This stage serves as his preparation for the 2025 regular season. In 2024, Rickie Fowler played in 22 events with 16 cuts and no top 10s. His best finish of the regular season was T16 at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
These results mean the 6-time PGA Tour winner has not qualified for next season's Signature Events. He will have to qualify for them through other means.
A look at Rickie Fowler's performance at the 2024 ZOZO Championship
Rickie Fowler started the ZOZO Championship with four birdies and two bogeys to card 2-under in the first round. He struggled on the front nine (one birdie, two bogeys), but solved the problem on the back nine where he carded three birdies and no bogeys.
Fowler went low in the score during the second round, carding seven birdies and one bogey to finish 6-under. This time around, he excelled on the front nine where he carded four birdies and no bogeys.
The American ranks second in the ZOZO Championship in strokes gained with the putter (4.367) and 10th in average putts per green in regulation (1.64). He has also earned 3.768 strokes with his approach (6th in the tournament).
The above stats were instrumental in Fowler's 6.011 total strokes gained over the first two rounds. He is tied for seventh place with Max Greyserman, both at 8-under.
Fowler and Greyserman will play the third round together in a group completed by Andrew Novak. Their tee time is 9:35 p.m. Eastern time on Friday.
Nico Echavarria leads the ZOZO Championship at 12-under after back-to-back rounds of 64. Justin Thomas and Taylor Moore are tied for second, two shots behind the Colombian.