Graeme McDowell Ready For World Number One Fight

Graeme McDowell has admitted that he is keen to continue to push up the rankings and he now has he eye on the world number one spot.

2010 was a great year for the Irish man as he won the U.S. Open as well as being part of the victorious Ryder Cup team.

He is currently world number four but is hoping to continue to improve his game over the following seasons to challenge for the title of world number one.

Speaking to Sky Sports he said: To be joint number four in the world is great and what a great way to start the New Year," McDowell said ahead of this week's Abu Dhabi Championship.

"It's amazing and it's beyond my wildest dreams, and besides it's something that I always wanted to achieve and that's to get myself as high up the rankings as possible.

"Now that I am there it is important to stay there and also to improve. But then the world rankings simply reflect on the golf I have played the last seven months.

"The big key for me now is to try and maintain that type of form over the next two years and beyond then I will feel as though I am one of the world's best.

"I've said before that in the past achieving number one in the world didn't always seem possible as we were playing in the Tiger Woods era.

"But now it is achievable and I would be lying if I stood here and said I was not believing I could be the best player in the world as some point in my career.

"I know I can continue to improve my game and that's what I am focussing on the next five years."

McDowell will be back in action this week as the European Tour gets underway in Abu Dhabi. But it will be a tough field as Phil Mickelsen, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer.

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