DETROIT – At first blush, he appears to be a lock for Rickie Fowler’s ultimate fan.
But it turns out Mohawk Bob, as he affectionately is called, has never been to a professional golf tournament in his life.
One night, Casey Hurbis, chief marketing officer for Rocket Mortgage, was scrolling on Instagram when he saw the colorful hair of Mohawk Bob (Mohawkamaniabob) and thought it would be fun to have him at the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club and tracked him down.
Mohawk Bob’s reaction: “I was like, ‘Woah, sign me up,’” he said.
I’m calling it. We’ve found the biggest fan of @RickieFowler @RocketClassic pic.twitter.com/GeNPWD5WUB
— Adam Schupak (@AdamSchupak) June 30, 2023
Mohawk Bob has been photographed with rapper Bad Bunny and was front and center at the Denver Nuggets victory parade in his hometown. He flew in from Denver and had his hair painted on Thursday with Area 313, the local area code for the Motor City and a central gathering place for fans on the back nine and just a short walk from the main entrance. (There is also a competition for players to try to make a 3 on No. 14, a 1 on No. 15 and a 3 on No. 17).
On Friday, Hurbis suggested Mohawk Bob dress in Fowler’s Sunday signature orange. As one fan put it, you could still smell the hairspray as Mohawk Bob watched Fowler tee off at the first hole. Joel Dahmen’s caddie Geno Bonnalie approached Fowler and told him, “There’s a guy with the best hair I’ve ever seen.”
Fowler, a Rocket Mortgage ambassador, smiled and said they’d already met and taken a photo together.
“I asked him, ‘Did you lose a bet?’ ” Fowler said.
“I feel like I won one,” Mohawk Bob said in between taking photos with fans. “I’m having the best time.”