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Rickie Fowler proves he has balls of steel by taking on famous island green three times

Published 11:05 11 May 2015 BST

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Rickie Fowler proves he has balls of steel by taking on famous island green three times

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To quote the great Bill Hicks, 'We have never seen balls of this magnitude'. Rickie Fowler turned in one of the great finishes in PGA Tour history at last night's Players Championship in Florida, finishing birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie to earn a place in a play-off and then making birdie twice more at the famous island green on the 17th to emerge victorious against American Kevin Kisner and Spain's Sergio Garcia. The 17th has claimed more than its fair share of nervous victims over the years, so for Fowler to birdie it three times in the space of a couple of hours under that type of pressure....? Just look at where his tee shots landed. https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/597625316186677249 We say again: Stones. https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/597579969389170689 You earned this, big guy PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 10: Rickie Fowler celebrates with girlfriend Alexis Randock after winning the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship during a playoff at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course on May 10, 2015 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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Rickie Fowler proves he has balls of steel by taking on famous island green three times