Bowen was convinced she would be replaced with a younger actress for the sequel, which takes place 30 years after the original.

"I didn't think they'd bring me back at all," Bowen said on the most recent episode of the Inside of You podcast. "I mean, who am I supposed to be? He's got to have a younger woman in this one, Happy Gilmore 2 ."

While Julie Bowen joins Adam Sandler in the upcoming Happy Gilmore 2, she initially thought she wouldn’t be asked back for the Happy Gilmore sequel due to her age.