PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rickie Fowler didn't need a course record at PGA National. The 36-hole lead will do just fine.
Fowler appears to be recovering nicely from the Phoenix Open and a finish that had him choking back tears. In his last PGA Tour appearance, he had a two-shot lead with two holes to play and wound up losing in a playoff to Hideki Matsuyama by hitting two tee shots into the water on the 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale, the last one in the playoff.
Fowler is nothing if not resilient.
He spent a week in California hanging with family and friends, and then returned to his home in south Florida to get back to work.