Fowler Leads the Rocket Mortgage Classic at 20 Under in a Bid to End Drought

Rickie Fowler drives off the first tee during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Country Club in Detroit on July 1, 2023. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo

DETROIT—Rickie Fowler birdied six of his last eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him another chance to end a four-year PGA Tour victory drought.

Fowler had an 8–under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Adam Hdwin at Detroit Golf Club. Two weeks ago in Los Angeles in the U.S. Open, Fowler squandered a chance with a closing 75 in a fifth-place tie.