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Birth Name: Rick Yutaka Fowler
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 13, 1988
Ethnicity: Japanese (maternal grandfather), English, some Navajo Native American
Rickie Fowler is an American professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks, in 2007 and 2008.
He was raised in Murrieta, California, and resides in Jupiter, Florida. Rickie is married to track and field athlete and fitness model Allison Stokke , with whom he has two children.
Rickie’s maternal grandfather was Yutaka (Taka) Tanaka (the son of Shigeru Tanaka and Yoshi Okubo). Yutaka was of Japanese descent. Shigeru was the son of Harujiro Murata and Kune Ogihara. Yoshi was the daughter of Tametsuzu Okubo and Miejoko Kato.
Rickie’s maternal grandmother was named Jeanice/Jeanie M. Yellowhair. Jeanice was of Navajo Native American background.
Source: Marriage record of Rickie’s maternal great-grandparents, Shigeru Tanaka and Yoshi Okubo – https://familysearch.org