McDowell targets Ryder Cup place

He was not at the Ryder Cup and he has yet to figure prominently at a major, but Graeme McDowell is starting to become a real force in European golf.

The 25-year-old from Northern Ireland is joint leader with Phillip Price at the halfway stage of The Heritage at Woburn and if he wins tomorrow could find himself sixth on this season’s Order of Merit with only five events to go.