McGinley relishes golden chance

Paul McGinley last night thanked Rory McIlroy for the part he played in him becoming Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain, and said: “If Rory does not make the team, he has got a good chance of a pick now.”

McGinley got the nod at yesterday’s European Tour tournament committee meeting in Abu Dhabi, the Dubliner seeing off four other candidates — Scottish trio Colin Montgomerie, Paul Lawrie, and Sandy Lyle, and Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez — to land the coveted position.

#rydercup McGinley as Euro captain in '14 not big surprise, good choice. Expect Clarke in '16.

— Steffanie (@walking26) January 16, 2013