McGinley and Clarke bury the hatchet after Ryder Cup rift

As Paul McGinley predicted, when he met Darren Clarke, his one-time Ryder Cup team-mate turned captaincy rival on the first tee at Oak Hill yesterday, it was smiles as they shook hands.

All was as it should be between mature adults as they joined the even more mature Tom Watson for the first of two rounds together at the 95th PGA Championship — pleasant, courteous and professional.

Ireland’s McGinley and American veteran Watson will be rival captains next year at Gleneagles, Scotland, when Europe defend the trophy they retained so spectacularly at Medinah last September.