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Rickie Fowler birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit on Sunday, giving Fowler his first PGA Tour since the 2019 WM Phoenix Open.
Fowler entered the final round with a one-stroke lead over Canada’s Hadwin and birdied hole No. 18 to finish at a 24-under 264 for the tournament. Hadwin fired a bogey-free 67 and Morikawa had eight birdies on the day to finish with a 63 to force the playoff.
The trio returned to the 474-yard 18th hole to begin the playoff, which Fowler ended with his birdie.
It is the sixth PGA Tour title for Fowler.
For Morikawa, this is his seventh runner-up finish in 94 PGA Tour starts. Hadwin is a runner-up for the fifth time in 239 starts.
Entering the tournament, Fowler had seven top-10 finishes on the season, including a tie for fifth at the U.S. Open.
–Field Level Media