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European Ryder Cup Team Picks Paul McGinley for Strategic Role

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The European Tour has taken a step to shore up a ship that isn’t leaking, naming 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley as a strategic adviser to the European Ryder Cup team.

McGinley, 57, has been an integral part of the biennial matches since playing in his first in 2002 at The Belfry and converting a 10-footer on the 18th hole to clinch the cup for Europe.

Since that winning putt, McGinley played in two more winning Ryder Cup matches in 2004 and 2006, but his biggest contribution to Europe’s dominance, winning eight of the last 11 matches, was his movement from a subjective process to using analytics extensively in all aspects of his captaincy.

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