Graeme McDowell

Northern Ireland · born July 30, 1979, Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

1major championship

U.S. Open1 win, 1 2nd
The Open2 top 10s
Ryder Cup4 Cups

Summary

First major 2010 U.S. Open
Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 8-5-2 · 9 points (60.0%)
Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

2010 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · 284 (E) · by 1 stroke from Grégory Havret

Near misses

2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Webb Simpson
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 278 (-2)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T9 · 278 (-10)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 8 won, 5 lost, 2 halved, 9 points. Foursomes 4-2-1, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 3-1-0.

2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Webb Simpson's rivals →

Results by championship

Best day

2010 U.S. Open

Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, CA · 284 (E) · by 1 stroke from Grégory Havret

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2010.

Career line, 2008–2014

U.S. Open

2010 U.S. Open: won 2012 U.S. Open: runner-up to Webb Simpson

The Open

2012 The Open: finished T5 2014 The Open: finished T9

Ryder Cup

2008 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-1-1 2010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-1-1 2012 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-3-0 2014 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-0-0

2008201020122014

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Major win
Runner-up
Top 10
Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

Graeme McDowell was born on July 30, 1979, in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. McDowell won one major championship: the 2010 U.S. Open. McDowell played in 4 Ryder Cups for Europe (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014), winning 8, losing 5 and halving 2 of 15 matches for 9 points.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2010 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, CA · 284 (E) · by 1 stroke from Grégory Havret

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Webb Simpson
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 278 (-2)
2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T9 · 278 (-10)

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

Ryder Cup

McDowell played 4 Ryder Cups for Europe: 15 matches, 8 won, 5 lost, 2 halved, 9 points (60.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-2-1, four-ball 1-2-1, singles 3-1-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018; 2021.

2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-0-0, 3 points · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Rory McIlroy (6), Victor Dubuisson (2), Pádraig Harrington (1), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1), Ian Poulter (1).

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.