5 things you didn't know about golf's fashion icon, Rickie Fowler

Talented motocross rider

He learned from his dad, and even competed as a youngster. He credits his background in motocross for his fearless attitude on the course. Rickie was an avid motocross and BMX racer but decided to focus solely on golf when he was 14 after a serious dirt bike accident left him with several broken bones in his foot.

His father, Rod, who owns a trucking company, won the 1986 Baja 1000 dirt bike race while racing for a Yamaha team.