Ryder Cup Permutations. Westy, Donald, Poulter, Jimenez & Maybe GMac? McGinley Can Only Pick Three
I'm just wondering if Paul McGinley is privately a bit worried the way his three wildcard picks for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup is panning out.
With Jamie Donaldson securing his place on the team at the Czech Open, one more heavyweight has been knocked out of the equation and another may be eliminated this week.
With the Deutsche Bank finishing Monday and thus past the European qualifying deadline, no European US based players in the Playoffs can now play their way into the team.
In fact only Stephen Gallacher can now make the team automatically. If he wins or comes second at the Italian Open he will secure his spot and give Paul McGinley an almighty headache.
Should Gallacher qualify he will knock GMac out the last qualifying spot on the World Points List.
That would then leave McGinners having to choose three players from a list of Ryder Cup heroes including GMac, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
If it does pan out this way, you would have to think McGinley would have GMac as his first pick, his countryman is in form and was a winner in France. Second would have to be Mr Ryder Cup Ian Poulter; regardless of his form it's unthinkable to have a European Team without him.
That would leave Westwood, Donald and Jimenez vying for the last automatic pick.
And if Gallacher does not make the team automatically this weekend, McGinley will most likely still have to choose one from The Scot, Donald and Jimenez
I'm just glad I'm not the Captain!
Here are the points as they stand.
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With Jamie Donaldson securing his place on the team at the Czech Open, one more heavyweight has been knocked out of the equation and another may be eliminated this week.
With the Deutsche Bank finishing Monday and thus past the European qualifying deadline, no European US based players in the Playoffs can now play their way into the team.
In fact only Stephen Gallacher can now make the team automatically. If he wins or comes second at the Italian Open he will secure his spot and give Paul McGinley an almighty headache.
Should Gallacher qualify he will knock GMac out the last qualifying spot on the World Points List.
That would then leave McGinners having to choose three players from a list of Ryder Cup heroes including GMac, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
If it does pan out this way, you would have to think McGinley would have GMac as his first pick, his countryman is in form and was a winner in France. Second would have to be Mr Ryder Cup Ian Poulter; regardless of his form it's unthinkable to have a European Team without him.
That would leave Westwood, Donald and Jimenez vying for the last automatic pick.
And if Gallacher does not make the team automatically this weekend, McGinley will most likely still have to choose one from The Scot, Donald and Jimenez
I'm just glad I'm not the Captain!
Here are the points as they stand.
Join the GolfCentralDaily community on Twitter for loads more comment on and off the course. Follow @golfcentraldoc
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