Rickie Fowler Steps Into The Elite With Players Win

Rickie Fowler won of golf’s unofficial fifth major, The Players Championship, and co-hosts Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres hit The Practice Range, take their shots and give insight and analysis on the new ‘Big 3’ of golf, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler.

The Weekend Backspin features a full recap of Fowler’s win and its implications, as well as an overview on what went down on both the European Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

On The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, they talk about Fowler’s jump into the Elite with his Players win, Spieth’s new valuation, Tiger Woods’ mixed bag this past weekend, the meeting of golf leaders for the game’s growth, news on the USGA Four-Ball at Olympic Club and is The Players a major or not.

Keeping with the Four-Ball theme, the Very Important Guest (VIG) of the Week is Jim Nugent, Global Golf Post’s Founder and Publisher, who was on hand for the inaugural USGA Men’s Four-Ball Championship.

Plus Jeff Manore reports in LIVE from the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship.