Graeme McDowell feels he has lost the ability to tackle Links Golf – Golf news
The 2010 US Open champion, Graeme McDowell, is not happy at all with his deteriorated form with which he used to tackle the treacherous Links Golf before moving to United States. The Northern Irishman who won the coveted US open title at Pebbles Beach has
been one of the phenomenal Northern Irish players who paved the way for young Rory McIlroy to win the laurels yet again this year.
McDowell posted a joint third in last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship which was played simultaneously on three adjacent Links courses, namely, the Old Course at St. Andrews, the Carnoustie and the Kingsbarns.
He said, “The wind, bring it on for sure. Wind and rain, maybe not. I feel like it levels the playing field really because it’s so hard for everyone. Fingers crossed, my office is probably the best office in the world the last two days.”
McDowell won the event in Wentworth last year before crossing over to lift the biggest title of his career, which was the US Open next week. He has been out of the headlines since then and has been struggling to regain his lost form. The weekend in Scotland
saw plenty of sun which is a rarity at this time of the year and McDowell considers it as one of the biggest reasons he was able to post a strong finish this time around.
He added, “I am going soft. I used to know how to play in bad weather, no doubt about that. The golfer follows the sun and I’ve probably spent too long out here, I’m too spoiled and I’ve forgotten how to play in bad weather.”
McDowell decided to move over to United States after his victory at the US Open and has been playing on both tours since then. His last victory came at the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in October 2010 and he has not won a single event since then. He missed
the cut in three of the four major events in the year which included the Masters, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship, and finished for a disappointing joint 14th in the US Open where he was supposed to defend his title.
McDowell turned professional in 2002 and has gone over to win eight high profile titles, most of them coming on the European Tour. He has played 15 events on the PGA Tour in the year and made just ten cuts. He started off the year on a better note when he
finished for a joint ninth at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship and a joint sixth at Tavistock Cup but slumped down the leaderboard in the following events.
The Irishman currently resides in Florida and some critics claim that a tax-free lavish life-style is the primary reason why McDowell prefers to stay in United States.
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