Golf Week · Jul 7, 2016
Extra work at Royal Troon pays off for Graeme McDowell in Scottish Open first round
Graeme McDowell, pictured during the 2016 Scottish Open (Getty Images)INVERNESS, Scotland – Nearly a week ago, Graeme McDowell was leaving France disappointed. Instead of competing for a third title at the French Open, a tournament McDowell won in 2013 and ’14, the 36-year-old was making an early exit after missing the cut.
The silver lining? The missed cut provided McDowell a chance to visit Royal Troon, site of next week’s British Open and a course he hasn’t seen since the second round of the 2004 British Open.