Rickie Fowler accepts another runner-up prize in a major, consoles himself with the Ryder Cup
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rickie Fowler of the US plays out of a bunker on the 6th green during the final round of the British Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool golf club, Hoylake, England, Sunday July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (The Associated Press)
For Rickie Fowler, this is getting downright familiar.
He's not complaining.
For the second time this summer, Fowler played in the final group of a major championship, failed to overcome a big deficit, and settled for the runner-up spot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}That's OK.
Fowler all but locked up a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, which is a pretty good consolation prize.
Besides, Fowler is only 25. If he keeps getting himself in the mix, it seems only a matter of time before he finally breaks through for one of golf's biggest titles.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}For now, he'll have to settle for being only the third player to shoot four rounds in the 60s and not win the claret jug. Fowler closed Sunday with a 67, finishing two shots behind winner Rory McIlroy.