McDowell fights back after horror start

LEADEN hands and the lightning-fast greens of Augusta National are never a good combination but Graeme McDowell battled back brilliantly from a horror start to open with a three over par 75 in his third Masters.

Five years ago, McDowell made his bow at the Cathedral of Pines with a 79 and fought back to come within a shot of making the cut.

This time he could easily have been forgiven for slumping to a score in the 80s when he went from one under after two to six over through 12 holes on a day of swirling winds.