McGinley relaxes with friends at the Grange

You would imagine Paul McGinley has plenty on his mind right now, with the Ryder Cup just days away.

His captaincy of this year’s favourites, Europe, at Gleneagles from next week will be the subject of column inches not just on this continent and the United States, but all around the golfing world.

Yet McGinley, Ireland’s first Ryder Cup captain, is a man who never forgets his roots, and his golfing beginnings started in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains at Grange Golf Club, where he is honorary captain in this year of years.