McDowell Wins US Open 美国高尔夫公开赛：麦克道尔获胜
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/assets_5187678/bbc_270_mcdowell_wins_us_open_au_bb.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]On Sunday night Graeme McDowell became the first European to win the US Open in 40 years.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The US Open is one of the four golf[b]majors [/b]and is a highlight in [b]the sporting calendar.[/b][/p][p=21, 2, left]The 30-year-old from Northern Ireland beat off golf [b]heavyweights[/b] Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson and Ernie Els to [b]clinch[/b] the [b]prestigious[/b] title. On the final day of the week-long competition, McDowell [b]held off the challenge[/b]from France's Gregory Havret to win by one shot.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Graeme has been playing professionally since 2002 and said "It's an absolute [b]dream come true[/b], I've dreamed about this all my life."[/p][p=21, 2, left]It's hard to believe that two months ago Graeme was in danger of not qualifying for the competition, but a win at the Wales Open secured his place at the major.[/p][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2010-06-24/d2008712ce78d7429a3091068f3a5e2e.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]Graeme's father Ken was the first to congratulate him[/p][/float]
[p=21, 2, left]Tiger Woods had previously won the competition three times and after a good third round Tiger looked in with a chance of a fourth win. But after five months away from the game under an [b]intense media spotlight[/b], following a[b]scandal[/b] in his private life, the A-list golfer could not [b]muster up[/b] enough confidence [b]to be triumphant[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]From winning the title, Graeme not only gains a [b]tidy sum[/b] of money but also jumps from 37th to 13th in the golf world[b] rankings[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]However, despite earning a [b]lucrative[/b] salary every year, Graeme is still[b]firmly rooted[/b] in his home town of Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland.[/p][p=21, 2, left]He admits that professional golfers can lead very [b]lavish lifestyles[/b] and that you can become "[b]blasé[/b]" about it. However he says that is why his home town is very important to him and is what keeps him "[b]grounded[/b]".[/p][p=21, 2, left]So where to [url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=celebrate]celebrate[/url] his [b]historic victory[/b]? Portrush of course![/p][p=21, 2, left]Graeme says he will be joining his friends at home for a pint of the traditional Irish black beer, [b]Guinness[/b].[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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