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Ricky Fowler finds first tour win in Charlotte
Posted: 05.06.2012 at 7:27 PM
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(AP) - Rickie Fowler is finally a winner on the PGA Tour.

Fowler, billed as one of the rising American stars, delivered a clutch shot on the 18th hole in a playoff for a 4-foot birdie to beat U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points on Sunday in the Wells Fargo Championship.

The 23-year-old Fowler won in his 67th PGA Tour start as a pro.

He already has become one of the most popular players, especially with the kids.

Dressed in his Sunday orange, he closed with a 3-under 69 and got into a playoff when Points made his first bogey of the final round on the last hole.

The only other win as a pro for Fowler was last year in South Korea, when he beat McIlroy.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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