McDowell makes the cut before home crowd at Royal Portrush
(World News USA)

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) - Graeme McDowell knows pressure, from delivering the winning point for Europe in the Ryder Cup to winning the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. All he was trying to do Friday in the British Open was make the cut. And he felt it. `Anytime you`re trying to make a cut on a Friday afternoon, especially at a major championship, you`re always a little tight, a little nervous,` McDowell said. `But this one obviously means a lot, to play the weekend here.` McDowell was among three Ulstermen at Royal Portrush, but no roots run deeper. He was born and raised here, and grew up playing the Valley Links of adjacent Rathmore Golf Club and Royal Portrush. He began the British Open...