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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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McGinley hopes leaving nothing to chance can land a Ryder Cup away win

The 2014 Europe Ryder Cup team draped in their respective national flags celebrating their win
Paul McGinley (centre right) holds the Ryder Cup after captaining Europe to victory at Gleneagles in 2014. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

It started with some stern words. The US team trounced Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits four years ago. Paul McGinley found himself under scrutiny as part of a European Ryder Cup committee that also includes Damon Buffini, Richard Scudamore and Ian Ritchie.

“The narrative was that this was a tired European team and there were no players coming through the ranks to change things against young, dynamic Americans who have figured out how to win Ryder Cups,” McGinley says.

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