{"id":12655,"date":"2012-07-23T01:17:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T23:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/golf-mcdowell-rues-15-handicapper-shot-as-open-charge-wilts\/"},"modified":"2012-07-23T01:17:17","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T23:17:17","slug":"golf-mcdowell-rues-15-handicapper-shot-as-open-charge-wilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-mcdowell-rues-15-handicapper-shot-as-open-charge-wilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-McDowell rues 15-handicapper shot as Open charge wilts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Tom Pilcher<\/span><\/p>\n

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LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 22<\/span> (Reuters) – At the U.S.
\nOpen two years ago it was Graeme McDowell who kept calm when
\neveryone around him wilted on a nervy final day but he could not
\nrepeat the act in a similarly frantic British Open climax.<\/p>\n

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McDowell, partnering Adam Scott in the final group of the
\nday as the Australian’s heartbreaking collapse handed Ernie Els
\na fourth major title, moved within three shots of the lead with
\na birdie at the eighth and had the galleries firmly on his side.<\/p>\n

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Then came a run of three straight bogeys including probably
\nthe worst shot the world number 12 has played in a long time.<\/p>\n

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“Card wrecker,” was the Ryder Cup player’s assessment of an
\nugly duck-hook into the trees on the par-five 11th on his way to
\na five-over 75 which earned a share of fifth spot with world
\nnumber one Luke Donald.<\/p>\n

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“I moved my body left in an attempt not to get the club
\nflailing right and that was just a bad pull, 15-handicapper.”<\/p>\n

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McDowell made no excuses despite experiencing more difficult
\nweather conditions on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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“You’re going from playing flat-pan golf for a few days to
\nplaying in a strong crosswind,” he said after winding up on
\ntwo-under 278, five adrift of South African Els.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“There are things you have to change in your game and I
\ndidn’t do that well today.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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