Graeme McDowell is determined to reclaim a Ryder Cup place
Graeme McDowell gave his Ryder Cup ambitions a huge boost with his win at the Saudi International, while Tony Finau needs to take the positives from another near-miss on the PGA Tour. Paul McGinley reviews the week in golf …
Graeme McDowell is back in the winners’ circle on the European Tour for the first time in five-and-a-half years, and he showed his fighting spirits with a high-quality field in his rear-view mirror in Saudi.
He had defending champion Dustin Johnson pushing him right to the very end, but Graeme has always had a great ability to close out a tournament when he gets the chance to do so, and he certainly displayed those qualities again on Sunday.
