McDowell recovers to share Woburn lead

GRAEME MCDOWELL'S first round 67 left him joint leader in The Heritage at Woburn with Spain's Jose Manuel Lara and Australia's Nick O'Hern.

McDowell had to recover following a double-bogey in the first hole and after the disappointment of the German Masters two weeks ago, where he lost from five clear of the field early in the final round.

"It was a big blow, but to throw it away like I did only makes me work harder and finish the season strongly," he said.