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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

Pebble Beach, 2010: Graeme McDowell becomes the first European to win the US Open for 40 years. Where does the time go? Be careful with the cliches – it’s not quite a decade, as the Northern Irishman is quick to point out.

“Damn close” maybe, but not ten years. G-Mac is happy to reminisce; he has plenty of significant material to access – Ryder Cups, multiple titles on both major tours and, of course, Pebble. However, he prefers to look ahead. Besides, he only turned 40 last year. What’s that other cliche?

The last few seasons have been tough – he admits as much. Last March, however – and prior to that landmark birthday – he won his fourth PGA Tour title. Of course he’d rather have been playing in the WCG-Mexico Championship, but his world ranking had plummeted. Then, in January, a top-five finish at the Sony

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