ORLANDO, Fla. — Graeme McDowell’s first appearance in the Arnold Palmer Invitational is now a blur, yet also one of his fondest memories as a professional golfer.
A second-place tie and $440,000 check in 2005 for an obscure 26-year-old Northern Irishman was a career-changing moment McDowell never saw coming.
McDowell, now 42 and a longtime Lake Nona resident, hopes his surprising 4-under 68 Thursday is a game-changer, too.
