McDowell dejected after dismal display

We probably should have noted the warning signs last Tuesday.

Graeme McDowell, one of the favourites behind Tiger Woods to win his second US Open this week, hummed and hawed about the conditions, about possible mud balls and even about being heavily tipped.

In summary, he sounded like a man distinctly uncomfortable with the pressure of being the regarded as the man most likely to throw a spanner in Woods’ works.