Result
Graeme finished in 71st Place at the Shriners Children’s Open on +1 with rounds of 70, 66, 74 and 75. The highlight was a blistering back nine on Day 2, with five birdies in seven holes between the 10th and 16th holes which ensured he would be around for the weekend.
Day 4
In his final round at the Shriners Children’s Open, Graeme McDowell hit 13 of 14 fairways and 10 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 1 over for the tournament. McDowell finished his day in 71st at 1 over; Sungjae Im is in 1st at 24 under; Matthew Wolff is in 2nd at 20 under; and Rory Sabbatini, Adam Schenk, and Marc Leishman are tied for 3rd at 19 under.
At the 469-yard par-4 second, McDowell got on in 2 and missed his par putt from 6 feet, finishing with a 3-putt bogey. This moved McDowell to 1 over for the round.
McDowell got a bogey on the 492-yard par-4 third, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving McDowell to 2 over for the round.
On the 430-yard par-4 sixth, McDowell had a double bogey after hitting the green in 4 and two putting, moving McDowell to 4 over for the round.
On the 239-yard par-3 eighth, McDowell’s tee shot went 236 yards to the left side of the fairway and his chip went 24 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 5 over for the round.
On the par-4 10th, McDowell’s 133 yard approach to 11 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to 4 over for the round.
McDowell got a bogey on the 448-yard par-4 11th, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving McDowell to 5 over for the round.
After a 285 yard drive on the 560-yard par-5 16th, McDowell chipped his third shot to 2 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to 4 over for the round.
Day 3
Graeme McDowell hit 12 of 18 greens in regulation during his third round at the Shriners Children’s Open, finishing at 3 under for the tournament. McDowell finished his day tied for 70th at 3 under; Adam Schenk is in 1st at 18 under; Matthew Wolff is in 2nd at 17 under; and Chad Ramey, Sam Burns, and Andrew Putnam are tied for 3rd at 16 under.
After a drive to the left side of the fairway on the 408-yard par-4 first hole, McDowell had a 142 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved McDowell to 1 under for the round.
At the 469-yard par-4 second, McDowell reached the green in 2 and rolled a 40-foot putt for birdie. This put McDowell at 2 under for the round.
On the 197-yard par-3 fifth, McDowell’s tee shot went 188 yards to the right side of the fairway and his chip went 15 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 1 under for the round.
After hitting his tee shot into the native area, McDowell hit his next to the left side of the fairway and reached the green on his fourth shot, rolling a one-putt bogey on the 430-yard par-4 sixth. This moved McDowell to even for the round.
On the 448-yard par-4 11th, McDowell had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving McDowell to 1 over for the round.
On the 168-yard par-3 14th, McDowell’s tee shot went 178 yards to the right side of the fairway and his chip went 13 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 2 over for the round.
After a 275 yard drive on the 341-yard par-4 15th, McDowell chipped his second shot to 9 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to 1 over for the round.
After a 272 yard drive on the 560-yard par-5 16th, McDowell chipped his third shot to 2 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to even-par for the round.
After a tee shot at the 196-yard par-3 17th green, McDowell suffered from a tough three-putt after missing a putt from 6-feet for a par and finished with a bogey. This put McDowell at 1 over for the round.
Day 2
In his second round at the Shriners Children’s Open, Graeme McDowell hit 10 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 6 under for the tournament. McDowell finished his day tied for 42nd at 6 under; Chad Ramey and Sungjae Im are tied for 1st at 14 under; Sam Burns and Adam Schenk are tied for 3rd at 13 under; and Aaron Wise is in 5th at 12 under.
McDowell got a bogey on the 450-yard par-4 fourth, getting on the green in 4 and one putting, moving McDowell to 1 over for the round.
At the 382-yard par-4 seventh, McDowell reached the green in 2 and rolled a 35-foot putt for birdie. This put McDowell at even-par for the round.
On the par-4 10th, McDowell’s 133 yard approach to 15 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to 1 under for the round.
After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 448-yard par-4 11th hole, McDowell had a 196 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved McDowell to 2 under for the round.
On the 442-yard par-4 12th hole, McDowell reached the green in 2 and sunk a 18-foot putt for birdie. This was his 3rd under-par hole in a row and moved McDowell to 3 under for the round.
At the 341-yard par-4 15th, McDowell reached the green in 2 and rolled a 34-foot putt for birdie. This put McDowell at 4 under for the round.
After a 275 yard drive on the 560-yard par-5 16th, McDowell chipped his third shot to 8 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to 5 under for the round.
Day 1
Graeme McDowell hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round at the Shriners Children’s Open, finishing at 1 under for the tournament. McDowell finished his day tied for 99th at 1 under; Sung Kang is in 1st at 10 under; Chad Ramey, Charley Hoffman, and Sungjae Im are tied for 2nd at 8 under; and Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, Adam Schenk, Chesson Hadley, and Matthew Wolff are tied for 5th at 7 under.
At the 420-yard par-4 10th, McDowell got on in 2 and missed his par putt from 8 feet, finishing with a 3-putt bogey. This moved McDowell to 1 over for the round.
After a drive to the left rough on the 606-yard par-5 13th hole, McDowell hit an approach shot from 94 yards to 9 feet, setting himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved McDowell to even for the round.
On the 560-yard par-5 16th hole, McDowell reached the green in 3 and sunk a 15-inch putt for birdie. This moved McDowell to 1 under for the round.
On the 469-yard par-4 second hole, McDowell reached the green in 2 and sunk a 23-foot putt for birdie. This moved McDowell to 1 under for the round.
On the 197-yard par-3 fifth, McDowell’s tee shot went 218 yards to the right side of the fairway and his chip went 14 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to even-par for the round.
On the 563-yard par-5 ninth hole, McDowell reached the green in 3 and sunk a 4-foot putt for birdie. This moved McDowell to 1 under for the round.
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