McDowell in high spirits as golfers laud Fota weekend

Graeme McDowell was able to laugh over missed putts as other golfers took to Twitter to praise Fota Island, The Irish Open and the fans.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014 - 13:34

Grainne McGuinness

Graeme McDowell was able to laugh over missed putts as other golfers took to Twitter to praise Fota Island, The Irish Open and the fans.

McDowell’s last tweet before jetting out of Cork referenced his poor putting performance on the final day, and was accompanied by an Instagram picture of him on a Garda bike on the runway.

Robbed on the greens this weekend. Police investigation has begun!! #goodtimes http://t.co/LqMMsxqE6o
— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) June 22, 2014

Champion Mikko Ilonen has also been on twitter, posting a final picture of himself with

his trophy before heading home.

I have to leave her behind for now.. See ya when I get home! Thank you @fotaisland! pic.twitter.com/p24F6kXcxb
— Mikko Ilonen (@MikkoIlonen) June 23, 2014

The Finn eventually won by just one shot, after leading the tournament from the

start. We think this lad might be most relieved of all at his win, after

stopping and firmly stepping on Ilonen’s ball during the final day.

Ilonen was given a free drop so no harm done!

Many of the competitors also tweeted to compliment the organisers on a great weekend, and thank fans for all the support.

Thanks to everyone for all the support this week @IrishOpen2014 Nothing quite like playing at home, @fotaisland did a great job all round!
— Darren Clarke (@DarrenClarke60) June 22, 2014

Thoroughly enjoyed my week @IrishOpen2014 the support was fantastic and excited to be back in the future!
— Matt Fitzpatrick (@MattFitz94) June 22, 2014

Had a really great week @IrishOpen2014 always good to celebrate big family birthdays with a great finish on Sunday!
— Michael Hoey (@MikeHoeyNI) June 22, 2014