GMac slams officials

GRAEME McDowell hit out after being put under the clock as time ran out on his Open chances.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Jul 2013, 15:36 BST
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell during day two of the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield Golf Club, East Lothian. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2013. See PA story GOLF Open. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only. No commercial use. The Open Championship logo and prominent link to The Open website (www.TheOpen.com) to be included with published material. Call 44 (0)1158 447447 for further information.Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell during day two of the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield Golf Club, East Lothian. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2013. See PA story GOLF Open. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only. No commercial use. The Open Championship logo and prominent link to The Open website (www.TheOpen.com) to be included with published material. Call 44 (0)1158 447447 for further information.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell during day two of the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield Golf Club, East Lothian. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2013. See PA story GOLF Open. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only. No commercial use. The Open Championship logo and prominent link to The Open website (www.TheOpen.com) to be included with published material. Call 44 (0)1158 447447 for further information.

“There’s a difference between slow play and bad play,” said McDowell.

“We got off to a slow start, we were cutting it very close but then on the fifth tee they told us we were four-and-a-half-­minutes out of position and we were going to be put on the clock.

“We’d run if they wanted us to but this is a tough course. Being put on the clock after five holes is a bit out of order. It was upsetting, puts you off.”