McGinley recovers from poor start

Paul McGinley, who might well be back at Celtic Manor next year as a Ryder Cup vice-captain under Colin Montgomerie, went from the ridiculous to the sublime at the start of the Wales Open today.

After a triple bogey seven on his second hole of the £1.8m (€2m) tournament, the 42-year-old Dubliner then had three birdies and an eagle to leap to two under par.