Rookie Rickie falls foul of dress code

RICKIE FOWLER was given a gentle introduction to the way things are done differently at Augusta National last night but it is history, not conformity, that is the young American’s chief obstacle as he bids to break the rookies’ curse at the Masters this week.

The 22-year-old kid from California makes his US Masters debut this week, bringing his surfer style and penchant for orange clothing to that most conservative of golfing shrines, Augusta National.

And if Fowler had forgotten those surroundings, he was soon put right as he turned the peak of his baseball cap towards the back of his head before his scheduled press conference.