Decked out head to toe in flourescent orange Puma brand apparel, Blake Rigdon, 9, resembled a miniature Rickie Fowler on Saturday at the Masters Tournament.
He capped off the image with brown hair flared out beneath his orange, flat-billed hat.
The junior golfer from Destin, Fla., has become a fan of the colorfully dressed Fowler, like many other kids.
“I like the way he acts and plays,” Blake said.
On Friday, Blake wore a diamond-patterned shirt matching the one Fowler wore in the second round.
A style maven changing the traditional look of golf attire, Fowler often wears orange in honor of Oklahoma State University, where he played golf. The young patrons scattered throughout Fowler’s gallery wore orange as they gawked at his navy shirt with a tri-toned rainbow of neon blue, green and yellow.
Rees Kirk, 13, wore orange shorts and a white shirt with neon stripes Saturday. He has several outfits that imitate Fowler’s look.
“It’s different. It’s colorful,” said Rees, of Haddonfield, N.J.
Rees’ mother, Susie Kirk, said Fowler is a positive role model and gets children excited about golf.
“We all had our own idols when we were little. (Fowler) is a good guy,” Kirk said.
Cailey Dupree, wearing an orange hat, has a bedroom wall devoted to Fowler.
“I like golf a lot more now that Rickie’s here,” she said.
Cailey, of Appling, said most golfers dress plainly in solid, neutral colors but Fowler stands out.
George Havard, of Newport, Wales, has a collection of four Puma hats, one to wear each day watching Fowler.
His father, Alun Havard, said George was sluggish Saturday morning until he saw Fowler for the first time, which gave the 9-year-old a new energy boost.
