Pressure on for ‘in-shape’ McGinley

THE battle for the last three places on the European Ryder Cup team will be decided in Munich this week.

The BMW International to be played over a rather mundane and ordinary course called Golfclub Munchen Nord-Eichenried eight miles outside the Bavarian city will decide the trio that joins Pádraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Darren Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Thomas Levet and Paul Casey for the September trip to Oakland Hills, Detroit.

Little has changed since last week’s US PGA Championship with David Howell, Ian Poulter and Paul McGinley still commanding the last three automatic spots.