There was a time when Graeme McDowell didn’t want to worry a lot about qualifying for main championships.
Between 2008 and 2016, he made 34 consecutive appearances on golf’s largest levels, a run highlighted by a memorable 2010 US Open triumph at Pebble Seaside.
As a former world quantity 4 and four-time Ryder Cup participant, McDowell turned accustomed to contending on the highest degree, however this week’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills marks the 46-year-old’s first main look in six years.
Whereas understandably thrilled to be again on the championship that gave him his best day, he feels this week is as a lot about his nine-year-old son Wills.
“I wasn’t certain I used to be ever going to get to indicate him me out right here taking part in in it with the outdated hourglass, the sands of time proceed to deplete when you like,” admitted Northern Eire’s McDowell.
“There’s a big appreciation for me being right here this time at a serious. At a degree in my profession, these have been computerized and after they get taken away from you, you realise how a lot you miss them and admire the chance to be on golf’s largest levels.”
