The Amount Of Time Rickie Fowler Spends Shooting Commercials Is Astounding
- Updated: February 28, 2020
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If you don’t see Rickie Fowler contending down the stretch on a Sunday, chances are you’ll still see him on TV starring in one of his many commercials airing on CBS and NBC.
Worst case, you’ll see him shaking hands with the eventual winner on the 18th green, but that’s neither here nor there.
Over the years, the highly likable/relatable Fowler has embraced his role as a corporate spokesperson for a wide variety of companies ranging from Rocket Mortgage (what does PMI even mean Rick?) to Farmers Insurance (seen it and covered it), to Puma, to Red Bull to Grant Thornton (honestly, we don’t even know what they do.)
So just how much time does Fowler spend shooting commercials for his sponsors?
The answer is staggering.
Here’s what Slick Rick said when he was asked prior to the Honda Classic how he balances working on his game and working for corporate America:
There’s a lot that goes into it, and like I said, it’s learning how to manage everything, when to do it, how to do it. Like I said, figuring out how many weeks in a row you want to play. If you do play three, four, five weeks in a row, which I don’t play more than three, then is it one week off or two weeks off, then you add in workdays as far as shoots with sponsors, whether they’re still or commercial stuff. I do about 25 to 30 days a year, so those obviously aren’t in a row. You’ve got to pick and choose are those Monday and Tuesday when you get back from a tournament or mid-week, or if you’re fitting them into one week off, it kind of interrupts your preparation or your rest, so then you have to take two weeks off to fit shoot days in. So there’s a lot that goes into just picking which tournaments you want to play.
25 TO 30 DAYS A YEAR!
That’s basically a full month. Let that sink in for a minute. A professional golfer spending an entire month being in front of a camera with his sponsors, instead of working on his craft. Simply astounding!
Caddy Rick has a ring to it… @WeAreFarmers and I teamed up to go undercover and help some unsuspecting players with a thing or two… with a few good laughs 😂 https://t.co/8zqwYWwAUQ pic.twitter.com/mRQatmMfpW
— Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowler) January 15, 2020
Don’t want to speculate too much, but…
Maybe this is one of the reasons why he’s dropped considerably in the world ranking over the past few years (5th to 26th) or why he *only* has 5 PGA Tour wins in his career.
For perspective, Patrick Reed has 8 PGA Tour wins! Granted, Rickie is infinitely more popular and nobody should want to be associated with Patrick Reed, but still.
Remember when Fowler finished in the top-5 in all 4 majors? That was all the way back in 2014! The closest he’s been to winning one was the 2018 Masters (finished runner-up to Reed…go figure!)
Pretty good, but we’re willing to bet he’d trade all those close calls in for at least 1 major win.
Maybe he’s too nice?
Maybe he lacks that winning “killer instinct” some announcers tend to refer to? Although we need to give credit where credit is due, Rick is a killer spokesman.
Sure, his life probably changed for the better after marrying smokeshow Allison Stokke and we’re also sure there are other factors involved, like getting older, putting things in perspective, etc.
Listen, we get it. Everything in life is a balance, but one thing we do know for certain: spending a month doing nothing but commercials for your sponsors seems a bit excessive.
But hey, you got to do what you got to do!
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