Ryder Cup: Tom Watson and Paul McGinley Both Play It Safe with Picks

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Published: September 3, 2014

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Tom Watson and Paul McGinley both picked two veterans and one hot player as their wild cards for the Ryder Cup. Watson and McGinley are both charged with winning the matches for country or continent, leading to the need to play it safe and solid.   

"I can tell you that all the players that I talked to, every one of them without a doubt had one thing to say about the Ryder Cup: They want to go back, and they want to make amends for what happened at Medinah two years ago," Watson said.

"From the beginning, from our standpoint, our team has that one focus. The Europeans played great in the last round in 2012, and that was a hard, hard loss for the American players, and it still sticks with a lot of them."

"I'm very excited about the team that we have in place as you can see on the board. I mean, that's a real, real quality team that we have in Europe," McGinley said after making his choices. "The picks were always going to be difficult." 

Unfortunately only one side can be victorious. That meant when it came time to select their final three, neither went for a lesser-known golfer because neither wants to extend a written invitation for a loss.

McGinley selected Ryder Cup veterans Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter (despite his injured wrist) and relative newcomer Stephen Gallacher.

While Gallacher is not known to many in the U.S., he is a recognized talent in Europe. Importantly, he's been playing well lately, was the next man on the European Ryder Cup points list and he's from Scotland where the Ryder Cup will be held. Gallacher is a political trifecta for McGinley.  

"I've sort of not touched my phone or anything like that, but I know it's just about to go off the wall with friends. I don't really—my head is in a bit of a daze just now so I'm sure after all, I'll be in demand for tickets, 100 percent." Gallacher said after the announcement.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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