Shortly after Graeme McDowell starting working with new swing coach Kevin Kirk last August, Kirk said to the veteran, "There's no reason why the best golf in your career can't still be ahead of you."
McDowell is living up to those words.
The 40-year-old Northern Irishman, almost 10 years removed from his 2010 U.S. Open victory and his self-proclaimed best golf, McDowell topped an elite field by two shots Sunday at the Saudi International. The victory at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club gave McDowell his first European Tour title since 2014 and figures to vault McDowell back inside the top 50 in the world.