"It was odd packing" - Rickie Fowler on getting 'back to life on the road' after a break

Rickie Fowler is gearing up for the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship. Fowler comes to the tournament after a long break of more than 10 weeks. He last competed in the Open Championship at Royal Troon in July.

Since then, Fowler hasn't played competitive golf. The 2024 edition will be held at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi from Thursday, October 3 to 6. In the pre-tournament press conference, talking about the break, Rickie Fowler said (via Golfweek):

"I guess the last month and a half or so I've gotten back more into working on the game and getting ready to come here. It was odd packing, back to life on the road. Typically traveling with the family, it made more sense to come solo."

Rickie Fowler's wife Allison gave birth to their second daughter, Nellie, in August. They both have been married since 2019 and welcomed their first daughter Maya in November 2021. He further said:

"It feels good to have that time off, kind of refresh, rebuild a bit. Excited to come back out. It was definitely a different feeling packing and getting ready to come here versus just going to another tournament. It kind of feels a little bit like a fresh start."

The winner of the Sanderson Farms Championship will take home $1.37 million of the total purse of $7.6 million for the tournament. Fowler is looking to a busy month ahead and intends to play at the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas and Zozo Championship in Japan.

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How has Rickie Fowler performed in the 2024 season?

Rickie Fowler was ranked 24th in the OWGR rankings at the beginning of the 2024 season. The former World No.4 is currently ranked 70th. Fowler has had a dismal season where he has failed to register a single top-10 finish. He has had six missed cuts.

He finished 108th in the FedExCup standings. In 20 starts, Fowler has had two top-25 finishes in the 2024 season. They include a T18 at RBC Heritage and a T20 at the Travelers Championship. His performance in Majors in 2024 has been below par. He missed cuts at the US Open and his best finish in a major was a T30 at the Masters Tournament.

Let's take a Rickie Fowler's performances in the 2024 season:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

• The Sentry: 56 (70-67-75-70, 282, -10, $52,000)
• The American Express: Missed Cut (70-68-76, 214, -2)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T47 (67-71-73, 211, -5, $48,857)
• WM Phoenix Open: Missed Cut (73-75, 148, +6)
• The Genesis Invitational: T35 (70-69-71-71, 281, -3, $106,500)
• Cognizant Classic: T41 (71-67-67-72, 277, -7, $32,850)
• Arnold Palmer Invitational: T36 (75-72-71-72, 290, +2, $88,375)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T68 (74-69-76-71, 290, +2, $51,500)
• Valero Texas Open: Missed Cut (76-72, 148, +4)
• Masters Tournament: T30 (76-74-71-72, 293, +5, $124,200)
• RBC Heritage: T18 (70-71-67-67, 275, -9, $220,100)
• Wells Fargo Championship: T43 (71-75-73-71, 290, +6, $68,500)
• PGA Championship: T63 (72-69-69-71, 281, -3, $25,202)
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T37 (70-69-66-76, 281, +1, $38,675)
• the Memorial Tournament: Missed Cut (76-82, 158, +14)
• U.S. Open: Missed Cut (71-77, 148, +8)
• Travelers Championship: T20 (64-69-69-65, 267, -13, $241,333)
• Rocket Mortgage Classic: T31 (66-72-67-74, 279, -9, $48,583)
• Genesis Scottish Open: Missed Cut (73-71, 144, +4)
• The Open: 71 (79-69-74-75, 297, +13, $39,400)