McDowell reckons struggle for form could prove a blessing in disguise

Graeme McDowell believes his lack of form could be a blessing in disguise on a course that drives him to distraction. 

Bidding to make the cut for just the third time in eight starts in the Masters, the Ulsterman admits Augusta National has put him in a “padded cell” more than once.

“Sometimes it can be dangerous to be playing extremely well coming in here because it gets you to take too much on,” said McDowell, who says he has recovered from the ankle injury that forced him to withdraw from the Texas Valero Open two weeks ago.