Graeme McDowell cannot wait to pick up his clubs again in Abu Dhabi after a second successive top-six finish at the Hong Kong Open capped a storming end to the year for the two-time European Tour winner.

GRAEME McDowell’s spectacular final round of 64 that shot him up to a tie for fourth in the French Open at the weekend means that Ireland now has three players in the top ten of the European Tour order of merit.

New Italian Open champion Graeme McDowell believes contributions from his support team can help him start to taste success more frequently on the European Tour.