While the goal is to win, Fowler will have to do it on his own because his coach, Quenton Diment, won't be on the course with him.
"I think it'll be different and more down to myself," Fowler said.
Earlier this year, Diment told the Northern Advocate that while it might be slightly premature to talk about going professional, Fowler was a golfer who ticked all the boxes around what to look for in a potential pro.
"He has a lot of the attributes [to go pro]," Diment said. "He's the best practice of the colt [other top Northland golfers] but on top of that he's an intelligent practice.
"He's one of the few guys that comes to me to ask 'have I played this course, what do I look out for on it'."
The teenager was part of the successful Whangarei Boys' High School golf team in Thailand earlier this year, adding that his time overseas has helped with his preparations this time around.
"It's a good experience to go over and experience international golfing, and it's something I'll continue on."
Fowler added that he hoped to meet up with some of his friends he met at the school's tournament in Thailand.
Golf Northland's golf development manager Michael Macdonald said that Fowler is another up-and-comer who falls into the same category as New Zealand amateur champion Kadin Neho.
"He's very much in the same mold as Kadin, in that quiet sort of unassuming but fiercely competitive at the same time.
"I was talking to Julian the other day and he said 'if I was one year older I would have been playing on the same course where Tiger Woods walked'," Macdonald explained of Fowler who missed out on playing at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
"I think a thing like the trip to Thailand has opened his eyes."
