Tom Watson, American Ryder Cup 2014 captain can get the best from Tiger Woods

Bernard Gallacher says Tom Watson could be the key to getting the best out of Tiger Woods at the 2014 Ryder Cup after the veteran was named as US captain.

European captain

"Obvious he'll be a captain down the line but I think Paul McGinley would be the ideal choice in Scotland, with hopefully Darren in the side, and then probably Darren would be captain in America following that. "I'm a bit out of touch with the politics about the captaincy but from a stand-back position that's what I think should happen." Watson will be the oldest Ryder Cup captain in history but Gallacher still feels that he will be in touch with his players, especially as he can still match them at the highest level. "I can see that recent years captains have been playing on the regular Tour - Watson still plays in our Open Championship and not so long ago he nearly won it. "The Seniors Tour in America comes up against the main Tour quite a lot over there, Tom Watson is clever enough to make sure he gets to know the players so I wouldn't have any worries that he'd be in touch with the players."