He can now add the nine-hole North Otago country golf course to the list of world-renowned courses he has played on, a long way from the 18-hole Beach Golf Links in New South Wales last week and other courses such as St Andrews, the home of golf in Scotland.
And it is also a big change in mind-set, going from extensive preparation with yardage booklets and probably two practice rounds, to a quick walk around Tokarahi yesterday morning before teeing off for a shotgun start at 1.30pm.
Yesterday, Tokarahi hosted Fowler, along with 38 other professionals from New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, on the opening round of this year's PGA Legends Tour, a circuit for male professionals aged 50 years or more.
The professionals were joined by 20 teams of three amateurs each, Fowler (55) with a Kurow team lucky to draw the tour's top-ranked player.
He plays the tour between full professional events in Australasia and the European Seniors tour.
His wins since turning professional in 1977 include the Australian Open (1983), New Zealand Open (1993) and World Cup team and individual titles (1989).
He enjoys playing the Legends Tour and the different courses in New Zealand and Australia, but probably had not struck anything like Tokarahi with its rolling country and steep climb on the second and third holes to the top of the course.
Striking the unknown with little preparation is not easy.
''It can actually be quite complicated,'' he said before his round.
''It can be really tough, not knowing the course.
''You can be hitting the ball well, but the real key [to being successful] is preparation.
''It's like being an All Black and going in to a game without any preparation. I don't enjoy not being prepared.''
The other side of the coin is that it brings the professionals back on to a similar level as the top amateurs they may play with on the pro-am Legends Tour.
Fowler views the Legends Tour as being part of ''making a living'' as a professional golfer.
While the money may not be large - Tokarahi had to put up $11,500 for the professionals in an event that cost close to $20,000 to run - Fowler said there was also the competition between the more lucrative events.
''You can get out and practise, but you can't beat playing competitively.''
And so long as he can make a living, he plans to keep playing.
Yesterday's event was won by Australian professional Mike Harwood who shot 68. Fowler finished tied for eighth on 73.
This is the first time Tokarahi has hosted a Legends round and, if club president Dick Watson and Legends tour manager Geoff Smart have their way, it will not be the last. It is the only nine-hole course on the Legends Tour this year.
For a club with 55 members, about 30 of whom are active players, Fowler and other professionals were impressed with the way the 5629m-long (played over 18 holes) course was presented, particularly after such dry weather.
Watson said the club would look at holding another Legends Tour event in the next two to three years, possibly this time over two days.
That would give the professionals a chance for a practice round, then stay in the area for the two days of competition.
Smart is also keen to bring the event back to Tokarahi.
''The players are really keen. The course is in excellent condition and everyone is having a great time,'' he said.
The professionals played strokeplay over 18 holes and with the amateur team with the three best stableford scores counting.
