Northampton have announced that attack coach Alex

CARMEL, Ind. -- The journey started in Rio de Janeiro, where Rickie Fowler played for the United States in the mens Olympic golf tournament. From there, he went to Greensboro, New York, Boston and Indianapolis in search of FedEx points and brownie points.He didnt earn enough of the former to secure a place in Atlanta in two weeks for the PGA Tours season-ending, 30-man field at the Tour Championship.Whether he got enough of the latter will be determined Monday -- or perhaps not until Sept. 25 -- when captain Davis Love III makes his at-large selections for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.Playing in his fifth straight week, Fowler admitted he was running out of energy. The result was a lackluster performance at the BMW Championship, in which he tied for 59th and was forced to watch the wildly fluctuating projections that had him in and out of the top 30 all afternoon.As it turned out, when J.B. Holmes parred the final hole to shoot 2-over-par 74 -- making a testy 3-footer -- he secured the 28th position. Fowler was bumped to 31st, just behind Charl Schwartzel,?who shot a final-round 64 to move into a tie for fourth and jump up from 43rd in FedEx Cup points.Theres nothing I can do, Fowler said after finishing with an even-par 72; he was long gone when those on the golf course determined his fate. Im not going to go heckle the ones that I need to miss or anything like that. I want to see guys play well, and theyre all my buddies. You never root against anyone.And like I said, all I can do is go play golf today and Im done. So whatever happens, happens.Fowler can point to a nine-tournament stretch that began at the Players Championship that led to his inability to qualify for the Tour Championship.Starting at the PGA Tours flagship tournament, Fowler missed three straight cuts and had just one finish inside the top 10. While competing at the mens Olympic golf tournament, in which he finished tied for 37th, Fowler decided to add the Wyndham Championship to his schedule in an effort to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team on points.The following weeks Barclays was the last qualifying event, and Fowler was in good shape to make the team, only to falter on the last day and tie for seventh after holding the 54-hole lead. That tournament ultimately cost him his spot at East Lake; had he finished one place higher, he would have easily advanced.Now he may or may not have put his place on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in jeopardy.There are arguments for and against Fowler, to be sure. He is ranked ninth in the world and has played in two Ryder Cups with a 0-3-5 record; but he did little over the past six months in which he could have easily wrapped up a spot.Ive done basically everything I can do as far as schedule and playing, and obviously it would have been nice to play better to make the pick a lot easier on him, but whether he has his mind made up or is still thinking, thats up to him, Fowler said. 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Northampton have announced that attack coach Alex King has left the Aviva Premiership club.Northampton say 41-year-old King has left by mutual agreement with immediate effect. The surprise announcement comes barely 24 hours before Northamptons European Champions Cup opener against Montpellier.King, a former fly-half who won five caps for England, is among the most highly-rated backs coaches in Europe.He was linked earlier this year to a possible role in England boss Eddie Jones coaching set-up, while he worked at French giants Clermont Auvergne before joining Saints in 2013.In a statement released by Northampton, King said: As of today, both myself and Northampton Saints havve reached a mutual agreement that I will be leaving the club.ddddddddddddHelping Saints win the Aviva Premiership in 2014 is one of my career highlights, and I wish both the players and staff all the success for the coming season.Saints chief executive Allan Robson added: Alex has been a valued member of the coaching staff. He played a big role in our Aviva Premiership and Challenge Cup titles and finishing top of the table in 2015.However, we feel that the time is right to move on, and Alex leaves with our thanks and best wishes for the future. ' ' '