McDowell finishes with a flourish

EVERY sport has its ifs and buts and that’s why Graeme McDowell wasn’t crying too many tears at taking a quadruple bogey eight at the 17th at St Andrews on Saturday evening.

It hurt desperately at the time but after a few pints of Guinness in Laffertys Irish Bar the pain began to dissipate a little and there was a definite case of the 'what-might-have-beens' when

McDowell yesterday shot a back nine of 31 and a round of 67 to show just what he is capable of.