Rickie Fowler happy not to be the third wheel of the US team

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Rickie Fowler reacts as the USA Ryder Cup team embraces their wives and girlfriends after winning the 2016 Ryder Cup.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports)

When the US team won the Ryder Cup in 2016 at Hazeltine Golf Club, there was an iconic photo of the team celebration.

It was a photo of the entire team, with each member next to his wife or girlfriend, each duo being on the lips to celebrate the triumph of the Ryder Cup.

All except Rickie Fowler.

Fowler did not have another one in 2016. And on the photo, Fowler is the only player on his own – and he still has a face that no golf fan can ever forget.

But since then, Fowler's life has changed. He is now engaged to Allison Stokke.

And he is delighted not to be the (twenty) third wheel of the team.

The US team will face the European team Friday in France, seeking to win the Ryder Cup on European soil for the first time since 1993.

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