Stephan
Gallacher, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have been named as the three European
wildcards by captain Paul McGinley.The former world no.1 Luke Donald and the
Italian Francesco Molinari are the unlucky players who will miss out on
this year’s highly-anticipated showdown at Gleneagles.Gallacher is the only
Scot in the European Ryder Cup squad and he narrowly missed out on an automatic
selection by one shot at the recent Italian Open.On his three Ryder Cup
selections, McGinley said: “I think we have three Sports players that will add a lot
to the nine already qualified and make the European team as strong as it needs
to be to take on the might of America.”McGinley admitted Gallacher’s sterling
performance in Italy was a telling factor in selecting the Scottish rookie.
It’s
very proud for him being Scottish. Again I’m lucky, having played a Ryder Cup
in my home country I know what it’s going to be like for Stevie, how proud he
will be and his family as well too.Poulter may not have enjoyed the best of
seasons, however the 12-time European Tour winner has been part of three Ryder
Cup winning teams and boasts the highest win percentage (80%) of any player who
has played at least 15 matches in the tournament.
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