Rickie Fowler known as one of the most talented golf players in America. His birth name is Rick Yutaka Fowler, and we can say that his middle name Yutaka is a Japanese name. Rickie Fowler is considered for having Japanese descent. As for your information, Rickie Fowler was born in California on December 13, 1988. He started his career as amateur golf player for his university Oklahama State University. Then, he began his professional career as golf player in 2009 by participated Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour in 2009. Until now, he has achieve several winning includes four PGA Tour wins, two European Tour wins, one Asia Tour win and two Presidents Cup wins.
Back to his ethnicity background, as above explanation that he has Japanese descent. His Japanese ancestry comes from his maternal grandfather Yutaka Tanaka who is from Japan. Based on the trusted sources, Rickie Fowler also has Native American descent from his mom’s mother Jeanie M. Yellowhair. How about his father? Rickie Fowler’s father is considered for having English descent.
Name: Rickie Yutaka Fowler
Ethnicity: Japanese – Native American, English
Nationality: American