Golfing greats like Arnold Palmer and Greg Norman have been queueing up to congratulate Graeme McDowell on last month's U.S. Open win, the Briton said on Tuesday."The response I've had via email, voicemail, text, website ... from all kinds of players has been just amazing," McDowell told reporters at the 150th anniversary British Open."(New Zealander) Frank Nobilo just asked for my number so he could pass it to Greg Norman. All the players coming up to me from both sides of the Atlantic have been really happy for me, using words like 'unbelievable' and 'amazing', asking me has it sunk in yet?"It really hasn't, it's been a surreal few weeks. It's tough to pick out letters and emails from people -- Arnold Palmer, Peter Alliss, legends of the game," added McDowell."I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to be able to enjoy my first major championship and everything that goes with it."However, the 30-year-old from Northern Ireland said he had to be wary of a potential backlash."How I deal with it in the long term boils down to decisions that I make, my schedule, big decisions like that," said world number 11 McDowell."I'm very aware of the pitfalls, complacency, expectation levels, really trying to change my game now I'm a major champion -- there's all kinds of mistakes that guys have made in the past."McDowell said he planned to get advice from major winners and close friends like Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington."I know plenty of guys like Ernie and Padraig ... to be able to seek them out in the next few months to have dinner with them and chats with them and understand how they have dealt with it in the past," he said."I've got a great team of people working with me and I believe they'll not let me make the mistakes that will sort of drag me down."McDowell will play alongside two other U.S. Open winners, Jim Furyk of the U.S. and Australian Geoff Ogilvy, in the opening rounds on Thursday and Friday.(Editing by Miles Evans. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)News posted by www.newsinfoline.com
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