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Graeme McDowell secured a place in the 2010 Masters with his second-placed finish at the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in California. The Northern Ireland player moved up from 55th to 38th in the world rankings as a result of his performance. "The boost up the world rankings is just huge for me," said McDowell. "It's been a frustrating year and I've got nothing out of all the work I've put in. This gives me something back for all my hard work this year." McDowell made the most of a late invitation to play in the event when...

Graeme McDowell, the last-minute replacement for Tiger Woods in Woods' own charity tournament, made the most of the opportunity today by shooting a six-under-par 66 to share the lead of the Chevron World Challenge with Y.E. Yang after three rounds. Both players finished with 54-hole totals of 206, or 10 under par, at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks. McDowell, 30, had sole possession of the lead until he made double bogey at the par-five 16th hole. ...A Northern Ireland native who was a golf star at the University of Alabama Birmingham, McDowell has yet to win on the PGA...