It was fitting that Rickie Fowler rallied from way back to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday. Tiger Woods has often mentioned Fowler's name among youngsters, who have encouraged and practiced with him him to make a strong comeback. So it was just right that Fowler won Wood's cherished event. On Sunday, when golf fans would have loved to a golfer in red stride the 18th fairway to complete a dram win, they were served with an equally pleasing sight of a younger man clad in his trademark flaming orange blaze the Albany golf course with eight birdies, seven on the first seven holes, enroute to a record 11-under 61. That saw Fowler race from seven behind third round leader Charley Hoffman (72) to four ahead and win comfortably. With a 59 in sight, Fowler chose to focus on winning rather than the rarefied zone of a sub-60.

Rickie Fowler of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas on December 3, 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas. Mike Ehrmann Pic /Getty Images/AFP