PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The final three holes at TPC Sawgrass are an hour-long gut check. They have the power to shape a player’s reputation.
Think about the transformation of Rickie Fowler. His finish here last year was so thrilling, so memorable and so historic – 5 under for his last four holes, then two birdies in the playoff – that it immediately altered the trajectory of his career, not the mention how the public and his peers viewed him. A few more titles, a few more stellar final rounds, and suddenly, Fowler had become a “great closer.