Rickie Fowler’s Masters invitation depends on performance in Austin this week

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Rickie Fowler’s rise on the Official World Golf Ranking has been fun for golf fans to watch this season after he struggled in recent years to remain consistent in his tournament rounds. 

But his recent success will be tested at Austin Country Club this week at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, where his Masters invitation could be on the line. 

The Top 50 golfers in the world will be invited to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club after this week, and the major tournament begins April 6. 

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Rickie Fowler of the United States talks with the media during a press conference ahead of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club March 21, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Fowler heads into Austin ranked No. 59 in the world. While he has been playing much better of late, he’ll need to stay locked in if he wants to head to Augusta in two weeks. 

Fowler is confident he can do so, telling pgatour.com his finishes this past fall — a tied-sixth position at the Fortinet Championship and tied-second finish at the Zozo Championship — helped him rocket up the rankings. 

"Once I got some good finishes in the fall, that helped kind of put me in a position where I knew what I could do and what was possible," Fowler said. "I would say, after the season last year, it was just, 'All right, let's figure out a plan, start with a clean slate.'"

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Rickie Fowler of the United States plays his shot from the 17th tee