McGinley All But Locks In GMac & Poulter For Ryder Cup

Not a lot of grey area in European Captain Paul McGinley's comments to the Daily Mail's Derek Lawrenson about Lee Westwood's chances of getting a captain's pick, especially compared to fellow Cup stalwarts Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell.

Lawrenson writes:

"I spoke with Chubby (Chandler, Westwood’s manager) last week and spelled it out. We’ve got three huge events coming up that will determine the final line-up and the truth is Lee needs to do something."

Poulter and McDowell are in a different category. ‘They’ve got the pedigree and they’re in good form,’ argued the Irishman. Poults is one place outside the team and G-Mac’s just won the French Open. So I’m not going to try to kid anybody. If either of them end up needing a pick, they’ve got a very good chance of getting one.’"

World's Most Interesting Golfer Ryder Cup Worthy?

With his Masters performance and now a win in his Champions Tour debut, should Miguel Angel Jimenez be consideration of Captain Paul McGinley?

Jimenez wants on the team and Derek Lawrenson says the idea doesn't seem as nutty as it did last summer after a win in Hong Kong Open when Jimenez made his ambitions clear.

And now? If the match was taking place tomorrow, you'd want him in the team.

Never mind that he doesn't hit the ball very far and his Ryder Cup record isn't great.

Think about what he does bring to the party, what he'd be like in the team room, the  crowd reaction when he walks to the first tee, and the fact  that in the only home Ryder Cup he has played in, at Celtic Manor in 2010, he won two matches  out of three.

And so, this summer, the world's most interesting golfer - to quote the headline accompanying an American magazine feature - will become the most intriguing sub-plot. Will he achieve his once-impossible dream? One thing's for sure: every overweight, 50-something club golfer from here to California will be cheering him on.