Graeme McDowell will look to rid himself of the “sour taste” of the FedEx Cup play-offs by remaining in contention for the 10m US dollars first prize this week.

SHE gave herself the nickname “Birdie” to distinguish herself from the other girls on the LPGA Tour. All it took was one shot - a spectacular birdie from the bunker - to make a most unlikely US Women’s Open champion.

Fifteen-year-old Michelle Wie, runner-up to Annika Sorenstam in the second of the women’s majors on Sunday, has now become the first woman to qualify for an adult open championship conducted by the United States Golf Association.