Graeme McDowell secures 'huge' fifth spot behind victorious Adam Scott

Graeme McDowell took a giant step back towards the top of the game when he finished fifth behind Adam Scott in the Honda Classic in Florida.

The former US Open champion closed with a one under 69 to finish five strokes behind the Australian on four under and secure his place in the field for this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral.

The Ulsterman will jump from 73rd to around 55th in the world today and appears certain now to make the top 64 in the world rankings who will to qualify for the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship in Texas two weeks before the Masters.