ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Rickie Fowler had a surprise visitor during a leisurely round Saturday on the Old Course.
Peter Dawson, president of the International Golf Federation and the former chief executive of the R&A, arrived by cart at the 15th tee and walked over to greet Fowler, who just had hit is approach to the 14th green.
Fowler, was at the Old Course for a links tuneup ahead of next week’s British Open with caddie Joe Skovron and agent Sam MacNaughton. For the next two hole, thought, Fowler and Dawson walked down the fairways alone, talking about the game’s hot topic: Which golfers will play in the Olympics?