McDowell and Hoey feel the pain

WHILE Shane Lowry was proudly walking Grafton Street with his Irish Open trophy, Graeme McDowell and Michael Hoey were in hospital after their opening rounds in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

McDowell, who had to withdraw from last week’s Irish Open due to shin splints, said the injury flared during his score of 75 and he wasted little time in seeking an MRI on his right ankle.

Hoey was taken by St. John’s ambulance to Runnemede Hospital suffering from fatigue after nearly collapsing in a bunker at the 13th.