Unflappable McGinley now turns focus to his own game

So what does a Ryder Cup captain do, once he’s delivered the trophy to his bosses at the European Tour?

Well, if you’re Paul McGinley, the last thing you want to do is go for a long lie down, which was precisely what this column, after a long week at Gleneagles, had in mind.

McGinley, though, is made of stronger stuff, and no doubt fuelled by the adrenaline of a famous victory over the USA in Scotland at the weekend, he yesterday replied by floating the idea of getting right back out there as a player at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship over Scotland’s east coast gems the Old Course, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.