McGinley blazes trail at Wentworth

Dubliner Paul McGinley hopes destiny can take him all the way to a £1m (€1.5m) jackpot at Wentworth this weekend.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2005 - 19:00

Dubliner Paul McGinley hopes destiny can take him all the way to a £1m (€1.5m) jackpot at Wentworth this weekend.

The 38-year-old beat Thomas Bjorn six and five in the opening round of the HSBC World Match Play Championship and next meets Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald, who had an even more convincing seven and six victory over Bernhard Langer.

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