Country : Northern Ireland
Date of Birth : 30 July 1979
Residence : Manchester, England
Family : Single
Turned Pro : 2002
Interests : Snooker, shooting, cars

Confirmed the potential he showed when he won his maiden European Tour title on only his fourth start in the 2002 Scandinavian Masters. Had an excellent 2004 season, finishing sixth on the 2004 European Tour Order of Merit. Highlight of 2004 was his second Tour victory, in a Monday play-off for the 61st Telecom Italia Open, where he beat Thomas Levet at the fourth extra hole. Before turning professional, he played a prominent role in Great Britain and Ireland’s retention of the Walker Cup in 2001 at Sea Island in Georgia. At University of Alabama, Birmingham, McDowell was ranked Number One Collegiate Golfer in the United States and out of 12 starts won an incredible six events with a stroke average of 69.6 – beating the previous best returned by Luke Donald and Tiger Woods