McDowell marvels at Woods masterclass

Graeme McDowell began the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill on Sunday one stroke behind Tiger Woods but confident of overcoming the American in head-to-head combat as he had done in the Chevron World Challenge in California two years ago.

However, the 32-year-old Ulster man endured a horrible start, visiting two bunkers on his way to a double bogey six at the first, and eventually had to settle for second, five shots behind Woods.

McDowell wasn’t complaining though. The result jumped him four places to 13th in the world rankings and earned him $640,000 (€483,000). He also got to witness the impressive winning return of Woods up close.