Rickie Fowler will return to work with the legendary Butch Harmon after parting ways with his coach John Tillery.
Having split from his long-time caddie Joe Skovron last month, the 33-year-old’s bid to regain the form that made him a fan favourite and ranked as high as No.4 in the world has led to a change of coach too, having ‘never really clicked’ with Tillery. “I couldn’t love the guy any more, and we gave it a good run but it was almost like speaking another language in a way and it never really clicked,” Fowler told Golfweek.
“He’s had plenty of success with his guys and I wish I would have played significantly better. I’ll take a lot out of the time we spent together. It’s not like the last few years were for nothing. I gained a lot of knowledge and I feel like I’m in a very good spot.”
Fowler plans to spend more time with his former coach Harmon. They have always kept in touch, and the 33-year-old last visited the veteran coach before the CJ Cup, where he finished T3rd, his only top-10 of the season. Now 79, Harmon does not travel much but Fowler has committed to spending more time visiting and taking it from there. “I’m planning to have more communication with him this fall, but not committing or going anywhere outside of that right now,” Fowler told Golfweek.
