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Fowler makes hole-in-one for $1 million with Luke Donald’s club

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Rickie Fowler hit a golf shot at Ernie Els’ charity golf tournament worth $1 million on Monday… and BUCKETS!!!

To raise money for Els for Autism, a slew of big-name golfers including Rory McIlroy and Louis Oosthuizen tried their hand at making the 113-yard shot on the 19th hole of the Cigar Aficionado-Wine Spectator Pro-Am at Old Palm Golf Club. All were unsuccessful until Fowler casually stepped up and one-hopped the ball into the hole.

Follow Fowler on SnapChat to see the shot, and the reaction from the crowd (updated: Or watch the video at the bottom of the story).

Making the shot even more impressive is that Fowler used Luke Donald’s pitching wedge, according to a Tweet from Tim Rosaforte, and wasn’t even wearing his signature high-top golf shoes.

There’s no better time to make a hole-in-one than with seven figures on the line. And there’s no better time than now to give away your pitching wedge if you’re Luke Donald.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Brian

    Apr 20, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    Rickie should switch to Mizuno….

  2. Rob

    Mar 9, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Congratulations to Ricky and good luck to Els and his charity.

  3. Ango

    Mar 9, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    I can’t believe you folks have so many idiots in your country

    • KGDeal

      Mar 9, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      Actually, we don’t have more idiots than any other country. It’s just that our idiots are more vocal than most.

    • HowdyDoody

      Mar 9, 2016 at 2:49 pm

      What you don’t know won’t hurt you yea
      Ignorance is bliss
      I’m a happy idiot
      Waving at cars
      I’m gonna bang my head to the wall
      ‘Till I feel like nothing at all
      I’m a happy idiot
      To keep my mind off you

  4. King Fish

    Mar 9, 2016 at 10:29 am

    Wow. Times like this I question people. Getting on here and throwing negative remarks at a foundation trying to help with diseases and illnesses. Stay classy WRX members!!

  5. ooffa

    Mar 9, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Publicity Stunt. Doctored video. I don’t buy it.

  6. BIG STU

    Mar 8, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Wonder if we will see Rickie switch to Mizuno after his Cobra contract runs out?? Just saying.
    And Marcus Rogers you are one sick puppy hope you and /or your family NEVER have to experience any kind of dehabiliting disease like that

  7. 4pillars

    Mar 8, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Just shows how important equipment is

  8. Marcus Rogers

    Mar 8, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    Autism is cured. What a scam. The money is in the “find a cure” mentality. The gravy train dies when they “find a cure.”

    • Jay

      Mar 8, 2016 at 3:44 pm

      How many times are you going to post the same thing?? Is your theory that we shouldn’t raise money for finding cures for diseases? I don’t understand. It takes many drops to fill a bucket…this alone won’t fund everything, but another $1 million goes towards continuing to fund helping people in need. How is that a bad thing? And why would we keep raising money to find a cure after a cure is developed??? I am so confused. You made my migraine even worse :(.

  9. Rick

    Mar 7, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Did he donate any of it back to the Els for Autism? Ricky likely doesn’t need all the money.

  10. Ryan

    Mar 7, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    Rickie needs to switch to Mizuno!

  11. Kevin

    Mar 7, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    Something interesting I read, and would be cool if it is true. Apparently, he was driving home and received a call to come out. He went by, borrowed Donalds wedge and a ball, didnt warm up and hit the shot. Pretty incredible either way.

    • steve

      Mar 8, 2016 at 7:58 am

      That is absolutely true, to bad the crack staff of writers here missed a great part of the story. That is normal here, just bad once again.

      • MarkB A

        Mar 8, 2016 at 10:37 am

        +1
        Great story. The writer should have also clarified where the money went. My guess the charity. I hope big Ernie did not crush Rickie with that bear hug. Two great golfers and good guys.

        • Marcus Rogers

          Mar 8, 2016 at 12:19 pm

          Autism is cured. It’s a scam. No more money from donations and medications that don’t work when they “find a cure”

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.

From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.

For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • btyh: “Holy offset.”
  • Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
  • bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”

Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”

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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing

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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.

Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.

Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

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