Stenson backs McIlroy for Ryder Cup spot

HENRIK STENSON has added his name to those predicting a Ryder Cup debut for 20-year-old Rory McIlroy next October.

“I would expect him to be on the squad, he’s playing fantastic,” said Stenson in Paris after Britain and Ireland’s fifth successive Vivendi Trophy victory over Continental Europe.

The Swede should know. He had just been beaten on the last in the top singles, with McIlroy going round in a six-under-par 65 for his fourth win in five games.