Paul McGinley has never been afraid to speak bluntly about Rory McIlroy . And ahead of the Ryder Cup next week, the 2014 winning European captain has done it again. When asked about the Northern Irishman’s chances of returning to the top of the leaderboard — he is number 2nd — McGinely quite clearly put his views forth: it might not happen. Well, that was quite clear. But why does he say so? It’s definitely not because McIlroy lacks brilliance; only a few players can touch him at his peak. But it’s actually because he doesn’t have the same ‘consistency’ as this other player: You don’t even have to guess who, of course, it is Scottie Scheffler.

“I don’t know if Rory will ever lead the world rankings again because he doesn’t have the consistency Scottie has,” McGinley admitted. This

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