G-Mac: I’ll come back stronger

GRAEME MCDOWELL waved farewell to 2011 last night with a sigh of relief having failed to meet expectations after his stellar 2010 campaign when he claimed the US Open and gave an important contribution to Europe’s Ryder Cup defeat of the United States.

G-Mac, as he likes to be known, joined fellow Ulsterman Rory McIlroy for an end of season lunch in Dublin yesterday set up by Horizon Sports, the Dublin-based company that runs their affairs since they split with Chubby Chandler’s International Sports Management.

It was hardly surprising McIlroy was the focus of most attention, a state of affairs that didn’t faze McDowell who, while talking up his own prospects for the coming season, was more than happy to look back on the manner in which Rory reacted to his melt down in the final round of the Masters.