McDowell will stay grounded

Graeme McDowell has dispelled fears of complacency heading to next month’s US Open after his historic victory in the Volvo World Match-Play Championship in Bulgaria.

McDowell captured his second victory in three tournaments, defeating Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee 2 & 1 in superb cloudless conditions on the Thracian Cliffs course laid on along the Black Sea shoreline.

The new World No. 7 had been two down after four holes but seized on the 43-year old former Thai paratrooper tiring near the turn and then displayed all the hallmarks that has made him such a feared Ryder Cup competitor.