Matt Jones punches Masters ticket but Rickie Fowler still floundering
The Aussie is heading to Augusta after winning the Honda Classic but time is nearly up for Fowler after a poor Florida Swing
Others include finishing in the top 12 in last year's Masters along with a top four in any of the other 2020 Majors.
A final safety net for the game's elite is being one of the 30 players who qualified for the 2020 Tour Championship.
Fowler set to miss out
Right now, Rickie Fowler doesn't meet any of those criteria.
The Californian was 53rd in the world rankings at the end of 2020 so fell short on that front. But the belief that Fowler would put that right in 2021 by nudging up three spots has almost run out.
It just hasn't worked out though. Fowler finished 72nd in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, missed the cut at THE PLAYERS Championship and had to settle for tied 65th in the Honda Classic.
Now, Fowler has Nick Faldo on his back. The three-time Masters champion appeared to have a pop when saying that golfers should concentrate on playing rather than lucrative commercial deals.
Faldo said later he was merely trying to light a fire under Fowler, comments that the player responded to with his usual dignity.
Rickie Fowler's take on Nick Faldo's comments and not currently being in the Masters field. pic.twitter.com/IWrlDtsKgz
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