G-Mac has learned Major lesson

Graeme McDowell, one of the favourites, will go into the British Open tomorrow determined to keep his own “dangerous” expectations in check.

The world No 7 will tee-off at Muirfield alongside fellow Major champions Tiger Woods and Louis Oosthuizen in one the tournament’s marquee groupings (2:45pm) having won the French Open in his last start a fortnight ago.

That was McDowell’s third victory of the year in an eight-tournament stretch that also saw him miss the cut five times, including at the US Open, when he was similarly fancied having won the RBC Heritage and Volvo World Matchplay events.