2009 In 2009, Fowler had the first runner-up finish of his career on the
Nationwide Tour in the
Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational losing in a playoff to
Derek Lamely. After the Walker Cup, Fowler turned professional and played the
Albertsons Boise Open on the
Nationwide Tour for his pro debut. In September 2009, it was announced that Fowler signed a multi-year equipment deal with
Titleist. He has since signed a deal with
Rolex. Fowler's first
PGA Tour event as a professional was the
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open where he finished tied for seventh. His second PGA Tour event was at the
Frys.com Open played at Grayhawk Golf Club in
Scottsdale, Arizona. He finished tied for second after losing to
Troy Matteson in a three-way playoff that included
Jamie Lovemark. Fowler's score of 18-under-par included a hole-in-one on the fifth hole in his final round. Fowler also notched an eagle in each of his four rounds. In November, he finished T2 with
D. A. Points, two shots behind the winner
Mark Brooks in the
Pebble Beach Invitational an unofficial money event on the
PGA Tour. In December 2009, Fowler successfully gained his
PGA Tour card for
2010 through
qualifying school, finishing T15.
2010 In February
2010, Fowler finished second at the
Waste Management Phoenix Open with a score of 15-under-par at the
TPC of Scottsdale course. In June, Fowler notched his third PGA Tour runner-up finish at the
Memorial Tournament in
Dublin, Ohio. Fowler entered the final round in the lead, but shot a 73 to finish behind
Justin Rose, who recorded his first PGA Tour victory. This performance took Fowler into the top 50 of the
Official World Golf Ranking. In September, he signed a clothing deal with
Puma. In the same month, he was also chosen as a captain's pick for the U.S.
Ryder Cup team. At age 21 years and 9 months when the matches began, Fowler became the youngest U.S. Ryder Cup player of all time, and only European
Sergio García was younger when he made his Ryder Cup debut in 1999. Fowler forfeited a hole during foursomes competition on the first match day because of a rules violation, by taking a permissible free drop from muddy conditions in an improper location, a mistake U.S. captain
Corey Pavin attributed to Fowler's inexperience. On the final day of the competition in his singles match against
Edoardo Molinari, Fowler birdied the last 4 holes to halve the match after having been 4 down after 12 holes. Fowler won the
Rookie of the Year award, controversially claiming the award over
Northern Ireland's
Rory McIlroy.
2011 In July
2011, Fowler tied the 54-hole lead at the
AT&T National, but an early double bogey on Sunday derailed his opportunity for his first PGA Tour win. Two weeks later Fowler finished tied for 5th in
The Open Championship at
Royal St George's. In August, Fowler finished in a tie for second at the
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational behind winner
Adam Scott, lifting him to 28 in the world rankings. At the
PGA Championship, Fowler carded 74-69-75-68 to finish with a six-over par total of 286, in a tie for 51st place. Early on the third day Fowler rocketed up the leaderboard with three birdies in the first five holes only to falter later in the round with two triple bogeys, effectively ending his hopes of a first major championship and PGA Tour win. At the first
FedEx Cup playoff event, Fowler finished T52 at
The Barclays in the last week in August. The following week he again finished T52 at the
Deutsche Bank Championship, the second FedEx Cup playoff event, after carding a disappointing six-over par final round 77. At that point Fowler was positioned 37 in the FedEx Cup points standings and required a strong performance at the
BMW Championship to qualify in the top thirty for
The Tour Championship; a performance which eluded him, finishing in 48th place. In finishing 43rd in the FedEx Cup, Fowler earned a $132,000 bonus. In October, Fowler enjoyed his first professional win with victory in the
OneAsia Tour's
Kolon Korea Open, securing a six-shot victory over
Rory McIlroy. Fowler ended 2011 ranked 32nd in the
world. In September, Fowler, along with
Graeme McDowell, was part of the PGA Tour's
These Guys are Good campaign.
2012 In May
2012, Fowler won the
Wells Fargo Championship in
Charlotte on the first extra hole of a sudden-death playoff. Replaying the 18th hole, he defeated
Rory McIlroy and
D. A. Points with a birdie to gain his first PGA Tour win. Fowler shot a 69 (−3) in the final round to finish in a three-way tie after 72 holes at
Quail Hollow Club. This win enabled Fowler to break the top-25 in the world, placing him at number 24. The following week at
The Players Championship in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Fowler played the final hole at −11 under par and had a birdie opportunity to bring him within one of leader and eventual winner
Matt Kuchar. Fowler, however, pushed his putt to the right and finished in a tie for second, the fifth second-place finish of his career.
2013 In 2013 Fowler finished runner-up in the
Australian PGA Championship, four shots behind the tournament winner
Adam Scott.
2014 After a tie for fifth at the
Masters in April, Fowler had his best finish of
2014 at the
U.S. Open at
Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. Fowler was runner-up with
Erik Compton at −1, best finishes for both at a major, but they were eight strokes behind champion
Martin Kaymer. Fowler had another second-place finish, at the
Open Championship at
Royal Liverpool Golf Club in
Hoylake,
England. He began the final round six strokes behind
Rory McIlroy and finished the day tied for second with
Sergio García at −15, two strokes behind McIlroy. At the next major in August, the
PGA Championship, Fowler,
Phil Mickelson,
Henrik Stenson, and McIlroy battled for the title on a rain-soaked
Valhalla Golf Club, near
Louisville. Despite holding the lead for a good portion of the day, Fowler tied for third. He was only the third player, along with
Jack Nicklaus and
Tiger Woods, to have finished in the top 5 in all four majors in one calendar year, but the first not to win (
Jordan Spieth became the fourth player in 2015). Fowler had 10 top-10 finishes during the 2013–14 season. His 8th-place finish at
The Tour Championship moved him to 10th in the world golf rankings.
2015 After a T-12 finish at the
Masters, Fowler earned his first win in over three years with a playoff victory at
The Players Championship in May. Trailing
Sergio García midway through the final round by five shots, Fowler played the final six holes in 6-under par, including an eagle at the par-5 16th. After a birdie at the 17th hole, Fowler's final birdie of the round on 18 left him at 12-under par. Both García and
Kevin Kisner had birdie attempts to win at the 18th in regulation, but both missed and the three men went to a three-hole aggregate playoff to decide a winner on holes 16–18. Fowler and Kisner went par-birdie-par to tie at −1 while García's three pars left him at even and he was eliminated. Thus Fowler and Kisner went to sudden death starting at the 17th, where Kisner's tee shot landed within about of the cup. Fowler's tee shot finished inside of five feet, and when Kisner's birdie attempt slid by, Fowler responded by making his short birdie to claim the championship. Fowler played his final 10 holes in 8-under par. On July 12, he won the
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on the
European Tour, shooting a 12-under-par 268. On September 7, he won the
Deutsche Bank Championship, the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event, by one stroke over
Henrik Stenson, for his third victory on the PGA Tour.
2016 After finishing fifth in the
Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, Fowler claimed his first victory of 2016 in the
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour. He shot a final round of 69 to finish one clear of Belgium's
Thomas Pieters. Two weeks later, Fowler was in contention to win again but lost out to Japan's Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff at the
Waste Management Phoenix Open. On March 7, Fowler sparked fantastic scenes after sinking a hole-in-one with fellow tour pro Luke Donald's pitching wedge to win $1 million for Ernie Els' charity, Els for Autism. In June, Fowler announced that he would not defend his Scottish Open title at Castle Stuart, citing the tight schedule due to golf's return to the Olympic Games as the main reason. At the 2016 Olympics, he came in 37th place. At the first
FedEx Cup playoff event of the season,
The Barclays, Fowler went into the final round leading the event by one stroke. He endured a difficult final round, shooting a two-over-par 74. His challenge was ended with a double-bogey at the 16th hole that put him four strokes behind playing partner
Patrick Reed. He went on to finish T7, three strokes behind the winner Reed. As a result of this, Fowler also failed to secure his automatic
Ryder Cup spot, which he would have done with a top-three finish. Fowler moved up from 28th to 16th in the FedEx Cup standings with this result.
2017 On February 26, Fowler won
The Honda Classic for his fourth PGA Tour win. For the first time in his career, Fowler preserved his 54-hole lead to win. The title saw Fowler move back up into the top 10 of the world rankings. On June 16, Fowler carded a round of 65 at
Erin Hills to take the first round lead at the
2017 U.S. Open. Fowler equaled the lowest first round score at the U.S. Open and led by one stroke from
Paul Casey and
Xander Schauffele. He followed this up with a one over par 73 in the second round to fall out of the lead by one stroke, held by four other players. He shot 68–72 over the weekend to finish in a tie for fifth place. Fowler started the
PGA Championship with a 2-under 69 which was two strokes behind the leaders. After rounds of 70–73, he closed out the year's last major with a 4-under 67, including a run of four consecutive birdies on holes 12 through 15. Despite his solid finish, Fowler ended up tied for fifth and was 3 strokes behind the winner, and friend,
Justin Thomas. It was his seventh top-5 major finish, meaning he has had multiple top-5 finishes at every major.
2018 On November 12, 2017, Fowler started his 2018 season at the
OHL Classic at Mayakoba where he shot rounds of 65-67-67-67 for an 18-under-par total, one stroke shy of winner,
Patton Kizzire. It was his 12th tour runner-up finish and he became just the 27th golfer in PGA Tour history to win $30,000,000 in Tour earnings. On December 3, 2017, Fowler recorded a 61, 11-under-par, in the fourth round to win the
Hero World Challenge. He came from 7 strokes behind the 54-hole leader,
Charley Hoffman and claimed a four-stroke victory. The round of 61 was a course and tournament record, as well as being a personal best round for Fowler as a professional. At the 2018
Waste Management Phoenix Open, Fowler birdied his final three holes during the third round to take the 54-hole lead by a stroke. This was his 6th 54-hole lead/co-lead of his career but had only converted once in the previous five attempts. In the final round, Fowler shot a 72 (+2) to finish T11. At the
2018 Masters Tournament, Fowler shot a 72-hole score of −14 (274) to finish in 2nd place to champion
Patrick Reed by 1 stroke. It was his eighth top-5 major finish, giving him multiple top-5 finishes at every major, however, he still has yet to win one. In September 2018, Fowler qualified for the U.S. team participating in the
2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. He went 1-3-0. He lost his singles match against
Sergio García.
2019 In January, Fowler signed a multi-year deal to use TaylorMade golf balls and gloves. On February 3, Fowler won the
Waste Management Phoenix Open after having a four-stroke lead in the final round, losing the lead, then regaining the lead for a two-stroke victory. In December 2019, Fowler played on the U.S. team at the
2019 Presidents Cup at
Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Fowler went 1–0–3 and halved his Sunday singles match against
Marc Leishman.
2020 At the
Sentry Tournament of Champions, Fowler finished T5th. The following week at
The American Express, Fowler finished T10th. This would be Fowler's last top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour for a while as he started to struggle. The
2019–20 PGA Tour season was suspended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Once the season resumed, Fowler's struggles continued with up and down results. Fowler's best results after the restart included T12th at the
Rocket Mortgage Classic and a T15th at the
2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. However, Fowler struggled at times to make the cut at many tournaments and missed 6 cuts out of 14 tournaments Fowler played in the period of January to August. Fowler missed the cut at the
2020 PGA Championship. For the FedEx Cup playoffs, Fowler finished T49th at
The Northern Trust and failed to qualify for the
BMW Championship. After a month of rest, Fowler returned to compete in the
2020 U.S. Open. Fowler finished T49th. At the
2020 Masters Tournament, Fowler would finish T29th.
2021 As Fowler continued to struggle with a missed cut at the
2021 Players Championship and a T65th at the Honda Classic, he was at risk of missing the
2021 Masters Tournament heading into the
Valero Texas Open. Fowler finished T17th, and therefore missed the Masters. This was the first major Fowler missed since not qualifying for the
2010 U.S. Open. Fowler missed cuts at the
Wells Fargo Championship and the
AT&T Byron Nelson. At the
2021 PGA Championship, he finished T8th, his first top-10 finish in an event since the 2020
Sentry Tournament of Champions.
2022 Fowler's struggles continued into 2022, missing his first three cuts until a T55th finish at the
Genesis Invitational. He only played one major, the
PGA Championship, where he tied for 23rd. Fowler barely retained his Tour card, finishing 125th in the FedEx Cup, claiming the last spot. In the off-season, Fowler parted ways with long-time caddie Joe Skovron, who spent 13 years with Fowler, replacing him with Ricky Romano. Fowler also fired swing coach John Tillery, bringing back his old swing coach,
Butch Harmon. These changes produced improved results, as Fowler finished tied for 6th in the season opening
Fortinet Championship. After a missed cut at the
Shriners Children's Open, Fowler tied for second at the
Zozo Championship, one shot behind winner
Keegan Bradley. This was Fowler's best finish on Tour since the 2019 Honda Classic, where he also tied for second.
2023 In July, Fowler won the
Rocket Mortgage Classic in a playoff over
Collin Morikawa and
Adam Hadwin. It was his first win on the
PGA Tour since the 2019
Waste Management Phoenix Open. ==Personal life==