Graeme McDowell still in treble hunt in Paris

Graeme McDowell went to sleep last night facing a 40-foot last hole birdie putt early this morning in the storm-interrupted French Open in Versailles.

McDowell’s quest to join the exclusive club of ‘Triple Winning Tour Champions’ looked shaky early on, when he was two over par after nine holes on the Le National course where he has reigned supreme the past two years.

There had been a two-and-a-half hour storm warning delay just prior to 9am local time which meant McDowell, who teed off in the second half of the draw, commenced his round mid-afternoon before a second storm warning at 9pm local time that forced officials to call a halt to play for the day.