Golf Special Report: “Rory Mcllroy was more deserving for the Rookie honour” -McDowell
The Northern Irishman golfer ace Graeme McDowell has joined his compatriot Briton ace Lee Westwood in disapproving the selection of Rickie Fowler for the Rookie of the year.
In a very recent interview, the current world number one English golfing ace Lee Westwood had criticized the decision of selection by the (Professional Golfers Association) for the Rookie of the year award. Now the new world number seven Graeme McDowell
has also joined Lee Westwood and has bluntly criticized the United States (Professional Golfers Association) for not selecting the young Irish golfer Rory Mcllroy for the Rookie of the Year award.
The Ryder Cup star Graeme McDowell expressed his thoughts about the matter to the media. McDowell said that he is astonished about the fact that Rickie has been selected for the honour of Rookie of the Year. He said that he strongly agrees with the view
of Lee Westwood about the matter. McDowell said that Rory was much more deserving than Rickie for the honour and he is not happy with the matter at all.
It is to be noticed that the recent season of golf was phenomenal for the American golfing ace Rickie Fowler and European Ryder Cup star Rory Mcllroy, as both the players showed their class and talent over the golf courses pretty brilliantly. On the one
hand, Fowler has a better position over the money list and on the other; it was Mcllroy who managed finished in the top three spots in two major golf events. Moreover the twenty one years old Irish golfing ace Rory Mcllroy has won the Quail Hollow Championship
this year as well.
According to the Englishman Lee Westwood and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, the scoring figures of Mcllroy are far better than the scoring figures of Rickie. In the interview the thirty one years old McDowell said that according to him Rory is one of
the most talented golfers of the modern era and the way he had performed this year, is really impressive. He added that Rory is currently the world number eleven which is a solid proof of his strong entity in the world of golf.
Graeme also said that Rookie of the Year award is just a sign of appreciation and it is nothing more than a title for a golfer. He continued that the capacity of Rory cannot be challenged and there is a very bright future for Rory in the world of golf. McDowell
praised the brilliance of Mcllroy and said that Rory is a talented player and he has got all the capabilities of becoming one of the top players of the world.
The four titles winner of the year McDowell also paid tribute to Lee Westwood’s performance. He said that the year was truly remarkable for Westwood as he has usurped the world number one crown from the American legend Tiger Woods. He further stated that
despite of suffering from the calf injury, Westwood has truly dominated the world of golf this year.
The US Open champ Graeme McDowell added that Lee Westwood is currently the best player of the world and there is nothing more he can say about his capacity. He continued that Westwood has proved that he is one of the most consistent players of the world
and his performance has been great from the previous two years. He said that the world number one rank for Lee Westwood is truly the right rank as he has shown his talent this year like never before.
Moreover, it is also to be notified that Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell are two of the top contenders for the Sports Personality of the Year award. Graeme McDowell said if one of them would win the award it would be like icing on the cake just like a perfect
end of a marvellous golf season.
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