Graeme McDowell

Championship…Shot a final-round 63 in early June to win the Celtic Manor Wales Open on the European Tour. It was his first victory since the 2008 Barclays Scottish Open…Fresh off of that victory in Wales, posted rounds of 71-68-71-74—284 to win the U.S. Open by one stroke over Gregory Havret and two shots over Ernie Els. Trailed Dustin Johnson by three entering the final round. Became the first European to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970. Following his U.S. Open victory, joined the PGA TOUR in mid-July…Picked up his second European Tour title of the campaign with a two-stroke win at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters despite shooting a final-round 74 in heavy winds in Spain…Making his second Ryder Cup appearance, earned 2.5 points with a 2-1-1 record, capped by a 3-up victory over Hunter Mahan to help lead the Europeans to a slim one-point win over the U.S…Late in the season, he enjoyed a T3 at the Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa GC. A week later, was in contention at the UBS Hong Kong Open after a third-round 63 at the par-70 Hong Kong GC. Shot a Sunday 68 to finish solo fifth, three strokes behind winner Ian Poulter. A week later, he needed at least a top-three finish at the Dubai World Championship to catch Martin Kaymer and win the Race to Dubai. Instead, he T13 at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Estates to finish second to Kaymer in the final standings…Came back from four shots down entering the final round to defeat Tiger Woods on the first playoff hole (No. 18) with a birdie-3 at the Chevron World Challenge. Win came after finishing second in 2009 in his first start at Chevron. He is the first player to defeat Tiger Woods as a professional after being down three-or-more shots entering the final round. In 67 starts on the PGA TOUR, he has never posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s in the same tournament. Had rounds of 66-69-68-69 in winning the Chevron World Challenge. 2009: Made 11 of 11 cuts on the PGA TOUR with two top-10 finishes as a non-member. Among the early leaders at the St. Jude Classic, then fell back during the middle rounds before rallying with a final-round 63 to finish T7…In early July, joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of the season…Finished T10 at the PGA Championship, his first career top-10 in a major. Teamed with Rory McIlory in representing Ireland at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup. THe duo combined to shoot a 28-under 260 to T2 behind the Italian team of Edoardo and Francesco Molinari. 2008: Won the European Tour’s Ballantine’s Championship on Jeju Island, South Korea, in March. Defeated Jeev Milkha Singh in a three-hole playoff by making a tap-in birdie after his 7-iron approach from 179 yards landed within a foot of the hole. Victory earned him a spot in the World Golf Championships-CA Championship the following week…Won the Barclays Scottish Open by two strokes the week prior to the British Open. Earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team, where he had a 2-1-0 record in his debut. 2004: Captured the Telecom Italia Open in a Monday playoff with Thomas Levet of France…Shot a record-tying 62 at St. Andrews in the first round of the dunhill links championship, where he placed second…Finished the European Tour season with nine top-10s, including a win, two seconds and two thirds to place sixth on the order of merit. 2002: Won his first European Tour title in only his fourth start as a professional when he won the Volvo Scandinavian Masters at Kunsangen GC, the club he represents. Amateur: Played a prominent role in Great Britain and Ireland’s retention of the Walker Cup in 2001 at Sea Island, GA. At University of Alabama-Birmingham, McDowell was ranked the top collegiate golfer in the U.S., winning the 2002 Fred Haskins Award. Out of 12 starts in 2002, won six events with a stroke average of 69.6.