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3rd July 2018
10:15am BST

With six places up for grabs in the open amongst a field of relatively unknown golfers, McDowell would have held high hopes of finishing within that parameter and booking his spot in the Open which goes to tee on July 19.
Instead, however, he won't swing a golf club on Tuesday. That's because on the back of his 37th place finish in the French Open last weekend, Air France mishandled his clubs in transit and they didn't make it to Manchester.
First of all, G-Mac put out a call for help.
https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1013717548716711936
Doubts were raised.
https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1013835219256987649
Fair.
https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1013835686389088257
Brandon Poynter siad what was on everybody's lips when he asked if McDowell could just hire another set of clubs...
https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1013836274543808512
And now, he's gone.
https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1013897732673753089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1013897732673753089&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the42.ie%2Fgraeme-mcdowell-set-to-miss-open-qualifying-after-clubs-go-missing-4105120-Jul2018%2F
McDowell's chances of making the Open are a lot slimmer now than they were 24 hours ago as he'll be relying on a high finish at the Irish Open in Ballyliffin next week.
It's fairly depressing that his major participation may have been ceased due to a bloody airport malfunction.Explore more on these topics: