McDowell ‘desperate’ for Ryder Cup spot

11:17 AM ET

Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell admits he will have to get his act together to secure a fifth straight Ryder Cup appearance at Hazeltine.

McDowell is the only European player to have qualified automatically for the last four contests, but the world No. 68 believes it will be tougher than ever to extend that impressive record.

“With so many great young players coming through, looking at Andy Sullivan, Matt Fitzpatrick, Shane Lowry and Danny Willett, a few of us have got to get our act together,” said the 36-year-old, who is currently 14th in the standings.

“The veterans, as such, are not really performing the way they need to be, myself included. It’s one of those things that will take care of itself if I can do what I want to do the next few months, but it’s going to be a really highly-contested team and picks are going to be hard to come by.

“I certainly don’t want to …

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