Magnanimous McDowell wishes Gallacher well in Ryder Cup battle

With Graeme McDowell hoping to enjoy the excitement later today of becoming a new father, he’s shown enormous sportsmanship in wishing Stephen Gallacher well in qualifying for the European Ryder Cup team.

Gallacher now needs to finish top-two in this week’s Italian Open, and the final European Team qualifying event, and if successful the current 11th place Scot will overtake the present ninth-ranked McDowell.

McDowell could have slammed Gleneagles door shut on Gallacher with a strong showing in the PGA Tour’s Barclays Championship, and the final qualifying event for the many European-born players competing in the States.