Perfect photo of Rickie Fowler proves the single life's not so bad

Golfer Rickie Fowler is anyone who's ever found themselves stranded alone in a sea of love.
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Sam Laird
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Perfect photo of Rickie Fowler proves the single life's not so bad
What, me worry? Credit: Scott Halleran/PGA of America via Getty Images

Golfer Rickie Fowler is anyone who's ever found themselves stranded alone in a sea of love. Which is to say, Rickie Fowler is all of us.

After the United States won its first Ryder Cup since 2008 on Sunday, Fowler's teammates got mushy with their significant others. But Fowler, in the middle of it all, had no one to smooch -- which led to this amazing photo.

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Credit: cott Halleran/PGA of America via Getty Images

Let's get a closer look.


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Credit: Scott Halleran/PGA of America via Getty Images

So good. Let's zoom in more.

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Credit: Scott Halleran/PGA of America via Getty Images

Brilliant. We've all been there, Rickie, and you handled it like a true champ.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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