Boastful comments? Perhaps. But keeping Fowler motivated, contends OSU coach Mike McGraw, won't be difficult.
"Rickie does well when you throw something out there and tell him [that it] has never been done," McGraw says. "We've never had a four-time first-team All-American. And he didn't win the Fred Haskins Award or the Jack Nicklaus Award as player of the year. He hasn't won the NCAA Championship. There are a lot of different things he hasn't accomplished that I know he wants to. There is still a lot on the table for him."
7. What is the best under-the-radar storyline heading into the season?
Three years removed from suspending its golf teams in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Tulane brings back its women's squad this fall. Being a top-25 program previously gives the four incoming freshmen and two sophomore transfers a unique opportunity, suggests new coach John Thomas Horton.
"They have a chance to build on the tradition this program had already developed," Horton says, "but I think what intrigued all of them was the chance to make their own mark, to put their own stamp on this program."
Aiding the cause is the support the team has received from the rest of the college golf community. Several top programs offered the Green Wave spots in their tournaments, helping Horton put together a competitive schedule that enabled him to recruit a more talented squad than a "first-year" program might have otherwise.
"We hope [the tough schedule] won't get us burned," Horton says. "Whatever the case, it's going to be a great experience for these players."
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