Overview

• Fowler finished T7 at the BMW Championship and landed 32nd in the FedEx Cup standings, falling just 37 points short of the top 30 cutoff for the Tour Championship.
• The messages he exposed included explicit homophobic slurs and demeaning insults sent from an Instagram account identified as @cliffcalson90.
• Fowler said he normally ignores hate but wanted to “give you a taste” of the abuse and publicly thanked fans for their outpouring of support.
• The incident has been cited alongside similar complaints from fellow players such as Max Homa, who have criticized platforms like Instagram and X for enabling athlete harassment.
• No legal action or PGA Tour sanctions against the sender have been reported, renewing calls for stronger protections against online abuse of professional golfers.