McGinley hopes for Irish Ryder Cup captain

Much though he would love to see an Irish captain when the K Club near Dublin hosts the 2006 Ryder Cup, Paul McGinley now accepts there is a very slim chance of it happening.

The Dubliner, Europe’s match-winner at The Belfry two years ago and unbeaten in Detroit two weeks ago, believes Des Smyth, Christy O’Connor Jnr or Eamonn Darcy would be “brilliant” in the position.