Graeme McDowell is one of the four Irish players, selected on the Walker Cup panel for 2003. However Graeme decided to join the professional ranks and achieved his first European Tour win in only his 4th appearance as a professional, is this a record? Graeme won the 25th annual Sun Trust Gator Invitational by four strokes at the University of Florida course at Gainsville, on the 10th of February 2002. He was selected on the Irish squad in the Eisenhower Trophy in Kuala Lumpur from the 24th to the 27th October 2002.
Graeme McDowell played a pivotal role in the Walker Cup team that beat the USA at Sea Island in 2001. Graeme was selected on the six-man Irish team for the European Team Championship at Ljunghusens G. C., Sweden on the 3rd to the 7th July. Graeme had a wonderful win in Japan with a 10-under par for the 54-hole tournament. He shot rounds of 69,70 and 67 to win the Topy Cup tournament at Tanagura Country Club to win by one shot. Graeme was selected to represent Ireland in the Simon Boliver Cup in Caracas, Venezuela on November 7th to 10th 2001. Graeme and Gavin McNeill finished in 2nd place against the rest of the World.
Rathmore Golf Club has an old and proud record in the National Championships having won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Portmarnock G. C. in 1964
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Portstewart G. C. in 1960.
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Barton Shield at Ballybunion G. C. in 1958.
Rathmore Golf Club won the All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Galway G. C. in 1949.
Rathmore Golf Club won All-Ireland Irish Junior Cup at Royal Portrush G. C.in 1948.
Graeme McDowell had a wonderful year in the Millennium he made his first appearance for the Irish Senior Team at the Home Championships in Scotland, in September, 2000. He was on the Irish Youths International team that hammered Wales at Malone on June 28th he won the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close Championship at Royal Portrush G.C. on 21st June, beating Andrew McCormick (Scrabo G. C.) 7 and 6 in the final. He won the South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch, on 2nd August 2000. He retained the Canon Irish Youths' Amateur Open Championship at Malone G. C. on 30th June, (with rounds of 69, 69, 71 and 67 to win by five shots) which he won at Cork G.C. on the 25th June 1999, with rounds of 72, 68, 70 and 74. He won the World Student Individual Championship and team event and was joint second in the European Amateur Championships in Austria. He won the Leinster Youths at Laytown & Bettystown, on 13th June 2000. He has been selected on the Walker Cup panel for the next encounter in 2001. He played on the Irish Youths' team against Scotland at Cork G. C., in June 1999, and participated in the Boys' Home International matches in 1997.
Graeme McDowell played Ulster Boys' in 1996, and together with Mark Campbell (Stackstown) won the Nations Cup in 1998.
Bradlie Hunter played Ulster Boys' in 1998. He played Ulster Youths' in 1998, winning 5 of his 6 matches.
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