Call it coincidence. Call it intelligence. Call it fate. Or simply call it the luck of the Irish.

In the case of Paul McGinley and the Ryder Cup, it’s likely all of the above.

McGinley, 58 years old and a native of Ireland, has never been part of a losing Ryder Cup team. He played on three winning teams (2002, 2004 and 2006) and delivered the Cup-clinching point in ’02 at the Belfry in England.

He was a vice captain on the 2010 and 2012 European teams — both winners — and he captained the 2014 team that routed the U.S. side controversially captained by Tom Watson, 16½ to 11½.

Team Europe will have had Bethpage Black to itself the past two days. It’s all part of what McGinley called “a roll of the dice’’ to see what works on the road.{ai:summary}<p>Call it coincidence, intelligence, fate, or luck of the Irish. Paul McGinley has never been on a losing Ryder Cup team.</p><p>The Irishman, 58, played on three winning teams (2002, 2004, 2006) and clinched the Cup in 2002 at the Belfry. He was vice captain in 2010 and 2012 (both wins) and captained 2014, 16½–11½ over the U.S. #sports</p>

Team Europe isn’t leaving anything to chance with Ryder Cup recon

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