G-Mac won’t get bogged down by rain

Graeme McDowell is a poster boy for the power of positive thinking, a master of psychology, a cerebral Grand Slam candidate.

Hailed as a potential winner from the moment Merion appeared on the US Open radar, he tried hard to temper his disappointment at the way Mother Nature has seemingly conspired against him this week.

Apart from throwing out his practice schedule — he played just nine holes yesterday and plans only another nine today — he insisted his chances were intact.