Graeme McDowell earns third win of 2013 with French Open triumph

Padraig Harrington was speaking in relation to Rory McIlroy when recently asserting that consistency is overrated but it is another Northern Irishman, Graeme McDowell, who is proving precisely that. McDowell clinches Paris prize with third victory of the golf season.
McDowell's roller coaster but brilliantly successful year continued with victory at the French Open near Paris.He has now claimed the Heritage Championship,the Volvo World Match Play Championship and the French title since the start of the year.

This season alone McDowell’s form his been curious. He has missed cuts at the PGA Championship, US Open, Irish Open, Players Championship, Northern Trust Open and the Masters. It is, therefore, impossible to read too much into his Open Championship hopes on the basis of his four-shot win at Le National.

“It certainly motivated me a lot the last few weeks. The US Open was a tough one to take and missing the cut in Ireland last week; it made me hungrier to want to be in positions like I was this afternoon,” he said, after being missing a lot more cuts than normal.

 McDowell’s final round of 67 was sufficient to see off the challenge of Richard Sterne. The pair had started the day tied at five under par and the South African had gained early impetus with a 15ft birdie at the 1st. Yet Sterne could manage to beat with a 71 in the end.

Written by :Khatijah
Source by : BBCSports Online