Fowler on ball hitting official, going OB; 'That sucks'

Fowler: 'I need to play some darn good golf'

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Rickie Fowler’s first swing of the day Sunday at The Open landed out of bounds. But before it did, it hit a course official who was standing in bounds left of the fairway. His ball ricocheted into the much-talked-about internal out of bounds on Royal Portrush’s first hole.

Fowler said he didn’t know it hit an official until much later. He made double bogey on the opening hole after hoping to make an early push to inch closer to leader Shane Lowry.