Graeme McDowell was always going to come home to Portrush this week. How could he not, when his mother had booked him months ago for a local RNLI fundraiser on Monday morning just gone? “I’d say obviously my plan was to do those and get out of here because I couldn’t stand to be here. The hope is that he can use that swell of emotion and local fervour to take him higher. “In a funny way, missing the cut in Scotland last week gave me some extra time to come in here and prepare.

Source: Irish Examiner July 18, 2019 04:18 UTC