Graeme McDowell through the years

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland in action during the 2nd round of The Volvo Scandinavian Masters held at the Kungsangen Golf Club in Stockholm, Sweden on August 2, 2002. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland with the trophy for winning The Volvo Scandinavian Masters at Kungsangen Golf Club in Stockholm, Sweden on August 4, 2002.

Graeme McDowell (left) and Darren Clarke (both) of Northern Ireland on the 7th hole during the final round of the Murphy’s Irish Open played at Fota Island Golf Club, Cork, on June 30, 2002. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland is congratulated by caddie Matt Harbour after winning the playoff after the rain delayed final round at The Telecom Italian Open at Castello di Tolcinasco Golf and Country Club on May 3, 2004 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses on the Swilken bridge on his way to equaling the course record during the first round of the Dunhill Links pictured at St Andrews Golf Club on October 7, 2004 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland plays a shot during his practice round prior to the start of the U.S. Open on June 15, 2005 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Graeme MacDowell and Nick Faldo at the 134th Open Championship.

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland putts on the first green during the second round of the 134th Open Championship at Old Course, St. Andrews Golf Links, July 15, 2005 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Colin Montgomerie and Graeme McDowell of Great Britian and Ireland on the 3rd tee during the day two fourballs of the 2005 Seve Trophy held at The Wynyard Club on September 23, 2005. Teesside, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

David Howell of England (L) holds the Royal trophy next to Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (R) during the trophy ceremony of the first Royal Trophy tournament between Asia and Europe at Amata Spring Country Club on the outskirts of Bangkok, 08 January 2006. The European team won the tournament with a prize fund of 1.5 million USD after beating the Asian team 9-7. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland rests on a marshalls chair during round one of The Celtic Manor Wales Open at The Celtic Manor Resort on June 1, 2006 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Ernie Els from South Africa, Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland, Trevor Immelman from South Africa along with Justin Rose and Ian Poulter fom England celebrate their victory with champagne on the 18th hole at the 36-hole charity event called The Tavistock Cup March 27, 2007 at the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland tees off on the par five 15th hole during the pro-am event prior to the BMW Asian Open at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club on April 18, 2007 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland celebrates victory at the 3rd play-off hole during the final round of the Ballantine’s Championship at Pinx Golf Club on March 16, 2008 on Jeju Island, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (left) watches his tee-shot on the 14th hole as Padraig Harrington of Ireland looks on during the first round of the Irish Open on May 15, 2008 at the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort in Limerick, Ireland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell (L) of Northern Ireland and John Cook talk on the third hole during the first day of the Tavistock Cup at the Isleworth Golf and Country Club March 24, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses at the BMW Championship at The Wentworth Club on May 20, 2008 in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses with the player of the month and shot of the month trophies for March during Day 2 of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on May 23, 2008 in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (left) and Sergio Garcia of Spain share a joke at the prize-giving for The European Open on July 6, 2008 at the London Golf Club in Ash, Kent, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses with bottles of whisky awarded for winning the tournament, scoring the lowest round on Saturday and getting 2 birdies on the 12th hole following his victory at the end of the Final Round of The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond Golf Club on July 13, 2008 in Luss, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of the European team waves to the crowd during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club on September 18, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses for a picture before the pro - am prior to The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 9, 2009 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy (L) talks with teammate Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell during the Vivendi Trophy Golf Open on September 24 2009, in Saint-Nom-la-Breteche near Paris. The biennial competition pits together 10-men teams representing Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe. (PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy and playing partner Graeme McDowell of the Great Britian and Northern Ireland team celebrate after winning their match against Soren Kjeldsen and Alvaro Quiros of the Continental Europe team during the first day fourball at The Vivendi Trophy with Severiano Ballesteros at Saint - Nom - La Breteche golf course on September 24, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team celebrate after winning their matches during the final day singles matches between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Continental Europe at The Vivendi Trophy with Severiano Ballesteros at Saint - Nom - La Breteche golf course on September 27, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland during the opening ceremony at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 25, 2009 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland reacts to his hole-in-one on the 9th hole during the Par Three Contest of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (Photo by Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland throws the golfball into the crowd to celebrate his hole-in-one on the 9th hole during the Par Three Contest of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (Photo by Tim Dominick/The State/MCT via Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 18, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell (R) of Northern Ireland celebrates with the trophy on the 18th green after winning the 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 20, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell (R) of Northern Ireland waves to the gallery on the 18th green after winning the 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 20, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell victorious with caddie on No 18 after Sunday play at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach, CA 6/20/2010 (Photo by Fred Vuich /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell (R) celebrates on the 17th green after making the winning putt aganst US Ryder Cup player Hunter Mahan (L) for Europe to beat the US by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2 points on the final day of the 2010 Ryder Cup golf competition at Celtic Manor golf course in Newport, Wales on October 4, 2010. (PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Europe celebrates his 3&1 win to secure victory for the European team on the 17th green in the singles matches during the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Europe celebrates his 3&1 win to secure victory for the European team on the 17th green with Ian Poulter (R) in the singles matches during the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Europe celebrates his 3&1 win to secure victory for the European team in the singles matches during the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell poses for pictures with the Ryder Cup after Europe beat the US by 14 1/2 points to 13 1/2 points on the final day of the 2010 Ryder Cup golf competition at Celtic Manor golf course in Newport, Wales on October 4, 2010. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Europe stands at the closing cermonies following Europe’s 14.5 to 13.5 victory over the USA at the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort on October 4, 2010 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods of USA (R) and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland take off their caps after McDowell forced a sudden death playoff with Woods and won on the first playoff hole at the Chevron World Challenge December 5, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland celebrates after defeating Tiger Woods in a sudden death playof December 5, 2010 at the 2010 Chevron World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (R) and Tiger Woods shake hands on the 18th green after they finished regulation in a tie during the final round of the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club on December 5, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, California. McDowell went on to win on the first playoff hole. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland holds the winner’s trophy after defeating Tiger Woods in a sudden death December 5, 2010 at the 2010 Chevron World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland hugs his fiance Kristin Stern after defeating Webb Simpson in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 21, 2013 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses with his fiance Kristin Stern after defeating Webb Simpson in a playoff during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 21, 2013 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 21, 2013 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland poses with his parents and the trophy after winning the Alstom Open de France - Day Four at Le Golf National on July 6, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)