Paul McGinley has been confirmed as Europe's captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup

Paul McGinley has been confirmed as Europe's captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup match at Gleneagles.

Addressing reporters, chairman of the European Tour's tournament committee, Thomas Bjorn, revealed that Montgomerie had not been the only other name discussed with Sandy Lyle, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Paul Lawrie also coming under consideration. There had been speculation that the committee would opt for a 'big personality' following the US decision to select eight-time major winner Watson. McGinley has only four Tour wins in his career and was therefore perceived to lack the high profile of some of his rivals. But Bjorn explained that his popularity with the players and outstanding record in the Ryder Cup, both as a player and member of the back-room staff, had seen him given the nod. "We made the right decision, our players on the Tour wanted us to make this decision and we listen to our players and that's who we represent," Bjorn explained. "All those names were discussed and we're happy we came out with this choice. "It's never an easy choice to make because everybody that was discussed has all the rights to be Ryder Cup captain but we had to choose one and we think we chose the right one."