Rickie Fowler shot a bogey-free 64 on Thursday in Round 1 of the Shell Houston Open. It was his best score at that event by four strokes in 21 career rounds there. He co-leads at 8 under with Sung Kang who also had a clean scorecard.
The highlight of Fowler’s day was a near-ace at the 230-yard par-3 ninth hole (his last of the day). His assessment of the shot was hilarious.
“I may have caught it a groove low, but it was a shot I was trying to hit,” said Fowler. “We had 230 hole and no help.