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NEWS

WINNER

Paul McGinley - the European Ryder
Cup captain must have looked at the
leaderboard at the conclusion of the
Dubai World Championship and allowed
himself a smile as he looks forward
to Gleneagles. Stenson, Poulter, Rose,
Westwood, Donald, McIlroy, McDowell
and a couple of new kids on the block,
Dubuisson and Luiten, all performed
admirably. And when you throw in the
likes of Garcia, Molinari, Fleetwood, Wood
and Manassero, you can understand why
McGinley has a nice warm feeling

LOSER

Paul Lawrie - barely 12 months ago, Lawrie was on the
fringes of the top 30 in the world rankings, and was
one of the stars of the European Ryder Cup team. What
a difference a year makes. He is in now in 90th place
in the rankings. The 1999 Open champion missed out
on the Dubai World Championship after finishing the
season in 63rd place on the money list. What’s more,
he managed only one top 10 finish all year. Mr Grumpy
was even grumpier than usual.

WINNER

Adam Scott - what can you say?
One of golf’s good guys (although I can’t
forgive him for that God-awful putter), there
was scarcely a dry eye in the house when he
won The Masters.
Threw away The Open for the second year in
succession, but then flew to Australia at the
end of the season to support his home tour
- his presence ensured huge crowds, and he
couldn’t stop winning
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