‘ I’m struggling with confidence. I don’t want to go out like this’ admits off- form Mcdowell
Graeme McDowell admits he is suffering from the “scar tissue” caused by his recent struggles as he tries to show his kids the form which made him a major champion and Ryder Cup hero.
McDowell became the first European winner of the US Open in 40 years when he won at Pebble Beach in 2010, the same year he secured the winning point in the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
However, the 38- year- old’s last victory came back in 2015 and the former world No 4 starts this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at 175th in the rankings, having dropped outside the top 200 before finishing 12 thin May’s BMW PGA Championship. “I’m struggling with confidence,” Mc do well admitted at B ally li ff in .“It’ s that little bit of scar tissue that builds up over three or four years of not playing well. “You play your best golf when you don’t care, when you practise really hard and really intensely and you get on the golf course and let it go and you play carefree. It’s hardtop lay care free when you’ve had three or four years of not playing well. I feel like I’m one result away from having a lot of great results, but I just can’t get that one result under the belt.
“The desire’s still there but my motivations are different. I’m out here because the legacy I want to leave in the game, I don’t want to go out like this. I’d really like another two or three years at the top of the game.
“I have young kids and I have that visual of having my kids come on to the 72nd green of a tournament[ after a win ]. That’s what I want.
“I want to show my kids that I am a great player and don’t have to pull out the old DVDS.”