Graeme McDowell didn't expect to get an early jump on his defense of the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, but when he missed the cut last week in Las Vegas he headed south to the eastern shores of Mexico with some work to do and some needed downtime on the beach to enjoy. McDowell will be among the field of 132 players trying to keep their focus on the golf while competing in Playa del Carmen, Mexico's version of a Riviera of sun, surf and sand. "It was a very important victory for me and it opened up some nice doors for me and put me in some good positions in the FedExCup race," McDowell told a pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday. More...