The week in Golf: Rickie Fowler's big party, the longest putt ever made, Bryson DeChambeau's apology to the USGA and Justin Thomas's huge drives in Mexico

Rickie Fowler’s big win with an equally big celebration

Just a few months ago, eyebrows were being raised on Rickie Fowler’s inclusion in the Ryder Cup team on a captain’s pick. Fast forward a few months and Rickie has 4 PGA Tour titles to his name and is once again back in the top 10 of the world.

Though Fowler had won 10 times around the world in his professional career prior to his victory last week at PGA National, he still needed to prove he could close. He had been 0-for-4 with 54-hole leads on the PGA Tour prior to last week.

PGA Tour commentator, Johnny Miller might not have been impressed with the quality of Rickie’s shots down the stretch on a breezy afternoon in South Florida, but Fowler’s coach Butch Harmon was, particularly with the putter.

Fowler didn’t miss a putt from inside seven feet all week and ended the tournament with just 109 putts, taking only nine of those over his final seven holes.

Here’s a video from his after-party celebration which was nothing short of fantastic:

Here’s Rickie celebrating with his good friend, Justin Thomas who has 3 times this season already:

The world’s longest putt

Remember when Michael Phelps made that 159-foot putt? Well, take that and times it by 2.5 and you’ve got the new Guinness World Record for longest putt ever made. That’s what trick shot group How Ridiculous did by using a putter to hole a shot from 395 feet. And you have to see it to believe it:

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Bryson DeChambeau apologizes to the USGA

Just last week after his second round at the Honda Classic, Bryson DeChambeau said, “The USGA essentially doesn’t like me doing it [putting side-saddle]. I’m pretty much done with it.”

He went on to add, "They're not a good organization, and you can quote me on that. I'm part of their family (as a winner of the US Amateur) and as family it's very frustrating to see them stunt the growth of the game."

Obviously, his comments were not well received by the players on tour and the USGA. After recieving heavy criticism DeChambeau apologized via his social media channels, posting this Notepad missive two days later:

Justin Thomas is launching drives in Mexico

We have already witnessed 400 yard drives on the PGA Tour; could we see the 500 yard barrier being broken at this week's WGC-Mexico Championships? Probably not, but Mexico City's Club de Golf Chapultepec sits about a mile-and-a-half above sea level. Which means that there's very limited spin and resistance in the air translating to a lot of air time.

Justin Thomas is the perfect example. On Tuesday, Thomas posted this photo of hit TrackMan stats from the range. And they're mighty impressive:

Thomas is pound-for-pound one of the longest hitters on tour, but a 355.9-yard carry? That's just ridiculous.

Let’s wait and watch until the real tournament begins on Thursday for some more big hitters to challenge Justin Thomas.

Also Read: Rory McIlroy looking to bounce back from injury and return to World No. 1 in Mexico

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