US Open: Rickie Fowler's 11-year-old prediction realized as he plays with golfer who once dressed up as him for Halloween

He might have been just shy of a perfect forecast, but Rickie Fowler has seemingly added the power of prophecy to his golfing skill set.

Because 11 years after telling young fan Michael Brennan that they would play a practice round together at the 2025 US Open, Fowler and Brennan did exactly that - two years ahead of schedule - at the 123rd edition of the tournament on Tuesday.

Today, Brennan is a 21-year-old amateur making his major championship debut among the game's biggest stars in California. In 2012 however, he was a kid dressed head to toe in the signature all-orange style of his idol for Halloween.

"Loved Rickie, loved the orange, loved the Puma, loved the young look," Brennan told the PGA Tour, who shared the picture on Twitter.

"I had a wig for the long, flowy hair that he had going."

A picture of the costume found its way to Fowler, who signed it with the message: "To Mike, look forward to playing a practice round with you at the 2025 US Open!! Keep up the good work!!"

And after Brennan navigated a sudden-death final qualifying playoff in Rockville earlier this month to stamp his ticket to the major, his childhood hero held up his end of the bargain, inviting the Wake Forest University junior to join him for a practice round at the prestigious Los Angeles Country Club venue.