Showdown: The Inside Story of the Gleneagles Ryder Cup

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There was none of that in the US post-match news conference in Scotland. Instead they looked broken, beaten and disunited. Paul McGinley 09/03/23 6:00am Rahm confidence 'sky high' for Sawgrass | 'What a time to be a player!' Contrary to self appointed sports expert JDandfries' proclamations, 4-balls also require teamwork..

There is no limit to how many times the clubs have been used so long as they are received by us within the 60 day period subject to the following conditions: So as well as winning the World Cup for Ireland with Padraig Harrington in 1997, he has represented Europe on 14 occasions as a player, Vice-Captain & Captain, winning an astonishing 13 times. His thorough, intelligent and measured approach was the difference between his team and the fractured American setup led by Tom Watson. "Don't go overboard" were the words of advice from the European captain to his team after their winU.S. Beats Britain-Ireland, Regains Walker Cup". Los Angeles Times. 7 September 1991 . Retrieved 13 February 2013. The Ryder Cup victory has led to many awards, including being voted Coach of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2014 and being made an Executive Fellow at London Business School, the first sportsman ever awarded this honour. Paul lives with his former golf professional wife, Alison, with their three children in Sunningdale. Behind the scenes, he warned his team not to take their foot off the pedal and reminded them how easy a four-point lead was to wipe out. “That was me hitting a shot on the first tee,” he says: leading from the front.

It was a strategic decision that freed him up to watch each game on a large screen and plot the next coordinates of the game plan. It also meant the players sitting out of any given session had a dedicated vice-captain by their side, as did the players on the turf. He knew who was where, how they played and vitally, how they felt. He also relied on the players’ closest confidantes: the caddies. “If the caddies said there was a problem, I knew there was a problem.”Paul McGinley reflects on Hideki Matsuyama's historic Masters win and explains the huge impact his achievement will have on golf in Asia.

Realising that leadership is about the leader is an important place to start. The idea that people are just born leaders isn’t true. It’s important that people examine, sometimes brutally, as McGinley has, their strengths and weaknesses. Being self-aware is the first step to the most important trait of all: inspiring people to believe in you. Paul was honoured with an Executive Fellowship of the London Business School and was the first sportsman ever to receive this award. He has always felt ardently about the team format, a point that was recognised by Colin Montgomerie who named him as one of his Vice Captains for The Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort. Paul has been on the winning team for The Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy, World Cup and Royal Trophy, a true golfing champion. Paul’s best year came in 2005, during which he finished runner-up three times before concluding a wonderful year with a victory in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama.From before he was appointed, McGinley's every thought and move was designed to create such a platform for his European team. Why would the players need me to validate their playing? They had 60,000 cheering fans for that,” he says.

He was the winning captain of Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup, and Ireland's first Ryder Cup European captain. Paul McGinley is a professional golf and team captain, who led his team to a Ryder Cup championship in 2014. He’s now showing you how to build and lead a successful team, whether at work, at home or in your community. The team will represent Europe at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, at the end of September. McGinley turned professional in late 1991 and joined the European Tour in 1992, aged 25. In 1993, he lost a playoff to Costantino Rocca in the French Open. [9] In 1994, McGinley lost a playoff to José María Olazábal in the Open Mediterrania. [10]He made three consecutive and victorious Ryder Cup appearances in 2002, 2004 and 2006, with his ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk winning the 2002 Ryder Cup for Europe. But he warned that leading Europe's charge for a record fourth successive Ryder Cup later this year could cost him more friends. All I was concerned about was doing the right thing for Europe and things got twisted and taken out of my hands."