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McDowell wins openGraeme McDowell warmed up in style for Thursday’s British Open by securing a two-shot victory at the Scottish Open, his second European Tour triumph of the season.
The 28-year-old from Northern Ireland fired a closing 68 for a 13-under tally of 271, with Sunday’s first prize of 500,000 pounds ($1 million) all but clinching his place in the Ryder Cup team to face the U.S. in Valhalla, Kentucky in September.
South African James Kingston (66) was second on 273, one ahead of order of merit leader Miguel Angel Jimenez (69) of Spain and Australian left-hander Richard Green (69).
Briton Simon Khan (72), the joint overnight leader with McDowell, claimed the penultimate qualifying spot for the British Open at Royal Birkdale by finishing fifth on 275.
"It’s a massive relief for me," McDowell told the BBC. "I have never stood on the 72nd tee holding a two-shot lead before.
"I don’t think I have ever shaken so much in my life coming down the stretch. They were proper nerves I was feeling out there."
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