Graeme McDowell praised rising golf star Matt Fitzpatrick recently. Graeme says he has played with the youngster and admits that he is very good.

“I’ve played with [Fitzpatrick] a few times and I can’t get my head around how good he is, because he continues to post good numbers on big tough golf courses.”

The four-time European Tour winner has been making the waves in the game. The 23-year old has been impressive with the start to his pro golfing career. He recently added the Omega European Masters to his list of laurels won and he is a Ryder Cup player already.

Fitzpatrick has been remarkable so far while being ambitious and grounded too. The football lover from Sheffield has been playing from a young age. He says he trained hard, for hours daily to get a good grasp of the game. He doesn’t really hit hard but his short game is impressive, helping him score points consistently. While he is inspired by the athletic nature of Tiger Woods, he has been faithful to his own approach. Continue reading GRAEME ENDORSES YOUNGSTER FITZPATRICK

Graeme McDowell is one among those players who need a good week to keep his PGA Tour card and also maintain the hopes of FedExCup playoff at the Wyndham Championship.

In the standings of the FedExCup, the Northern Irishman sits outside of the top 125 players, which see him fail to qualify in the tournaments, which will take place at the end of the season and will also lose the privileges of full playing on the PGA Tour.

To secure the position in the tour, at the Sedgefield Country Club, McDowell has to finish in the top 35 players to move up from his present position of 131st and also to advance to the Northern Trust Open (NTO), albeit the No 110 player in the world is already looking further ahead. Continue reading To Keep PGA Tour Playing Card Graeme McDowell Is Battling

In the Arnold Palmer Invitational of this week, few notable were absent from the field, but the player Graeme McDowell doesn’t take it seriously, he does believe that the action of these players should be called into question.

McDowell the resident of Orlando, he made the first splash of his golf tour in 2005 on the PGA Tour at Bay Hill. This year too, his credential the player is adding tournament host as one of 5 people tasked with the honoring legacy of Palmer in the first of the tournament playing since his death.

The players who were absent on the field were Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth. At one end these players have been questioned by some as why they weren’t able to come to Bay Hill to honor The King this week. And on the other end, McDowell is relaxed and didn’t feel anything wrong with it. He has no issues with the choice of mentioned players. Continue reading No Need To Criticize Players Skipping API