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Irish Open: Top 10 power rankings at Portstewart Golf Club

By Mike Randleman

CROMWELL, CT - JUNE 24: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the 12th green during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2017 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CT - JUNE 24: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the 12th green during the third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 24, 2017 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 29: Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the 10th hole during day one of the HNA Open de France at Le Golf National on June 29, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

Graeme McDowell will have as much of a home course advantage as any this week in returning to Northern Ireland’s north coast near his home of Portrush.

He said he’s back in his old house seeing family and friends and playing a course in Royal Portstewart he got plenty of reps on growing up.

Until a couple missed cuts in a row in his last two events, McDowell has missed only one in 2017. He’s hoping a little local knowledge can turn those top 40s and top 50s into something special.

A lack of length off the tee that doomed McDowell at Erin Hills in the U.S. Open shouldn’t be too big of a factor here. He ranks a modest 46th in greens in regulation and 45th in putts per round on the European Tour. If he gets hot with his irons or flat stick, McDowell could be in the hunt for his first worldwide win since 2015.

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