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A change of heart could pay massive dividends for Graeme McDowell after the former U.S. Open champion survived a windswept opening day of the Scottish Open.On a day when winds gusting up to 40mph sent scores soaring, McDowell carded a two-under 70 to lie a shot off the lead held by Australias Scott Hend and Chiles Felipe Aguilar at Castle Stuart.McDowell had previously accused the Scottish Open of losing its identity and prestige by moving to the one-dimensional course outside of Inverness, which only opened in 2009.But after apologising to the tournament sponsors the Ryder Cup star was welcomed back with open arms and enjoyed the tougher test after spending two days in similar conditions at Open venue Royal Troon.Myself and Martin Gilbert [chief executive of sponsors Aberdeen Asset Management] have gotten a little closer over the years, McDowell joked after a round containing four birdies and two bogeys.Im really quite surprised by how good the golf course is. It really does feel like its designed for this wind direction.Its a beautiful piece of land here and has a really nice architectural mix of short [par] fours and tough [par] fives and its a helluva lot more narrow than I remember it. People are going to say Im full of s--- having criticised it pretty heavily and now Im saying its good. But Im allowed to change my mind and I like the golf course.McDowell missed the cut with rounds of 80 and 73 in the French Open last week, but made the most of his early exit to practice at Royal Troon, where he made his Open debut in 2004.I think the two days at Troon were a big help coming into this week, added the 36-year-old, who needs to produce some good performances to extend his record as the only European player to qualify automatically for the last four Ryder Cups. The wind really blew hard Saturday and Sunday when I was there. 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