UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: GOLF: World number one golfer says Paul McGinley should be chosen as captain of Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup team ahead of Colin Montgomerie, the winning captain in 2010

Record ID: 702591

  • Title: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: GOLF: World number one golfer says Paul McGinley should be chosen as captain of Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup team ahead of Colin Montgomerie, the winning captain in 2010
  • Date: 14th January 2013
  • Summary: ABU DHABI, UAE (JANUARY 14, 2013) (REUTERS) WIDE VIEW OF INTERVIEW (SOUNDBITE) (English) RORY MCILROY SAYING: "I personally don't feel that Monty has anything to gain by this, because if we go to Gleneagles and lose, he's already a winning Ryder Cup captain and, as I said, I'm fully behind Paul and I think that Paul should get the job and hopefully he does." WIDE VIEW OF INTERVIEW
  • Embargoed: 29th January 2013 12:00
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  • Location: United Arab Emirates
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA1KBPNYG49EGT3LG9B42KN2PLV
  • Story Text: World golf number one Rory McIlroy wants Ireland's Paul McGinley to be Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup skipper, rather than Colin Montgomerie, with a decision on the captaincy due on Tuesday (January 15).
    Victorious 2010 captain Montgomerie has been linked to the position a second time for next year's event in the eight-times European Tour order of merit winner's native Scotland, something McIlroy disagrees with.

    "I personally don't feel that Monty has anything to gain by this, because if we go to Gleneagles and lose, he's already a winning Ryder Cup captain and, as I said, I'm fully behind Paul and I think that Paul should get the job and hopefully he does," said the twice major winner at a presentation unveiling him as the new Nike ambassador in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Monday (January 14).
    McIlroy made his debut at the 2010 Ryder Cup under Montgomerie where McGinley served as a vice-captain, while the Irishman was also selected as a vice-captain under Jose Maria Olazabal in 2012.
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