Paul McGinley hails Matteo Manassero after BMW PGA Championship win
Monday 27 May 2013 11:18, UK
Paul McGinley hailed Matteo Manassero as the future of the European Tour after the Italian youngster beat Englishman Simon Khan in a play-off to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Sky Sports' Wayne Riley was equally excited by the performance and promise of young Manassero, and believes he could be a contender in Major championships to come, particularly this year's US Open at Merion.
Riley said: "I think he will go on to win so many events, it is going to be a joke. He is 20 years of age and he has won four times on the European Tour. That is just unbelievable.
"He is the youngest winner. He is just a sensational player. He is very much a horses-for-courses player. He will be one to watch around an Open Championship when it is fiery.
"Merion will suit him. The last time it was played there David Graham won - an Australian two-time Major Champion. He will love it and I look forward to watching him playing it. I think he will win Majors."
Off the runners-up , Riley said: "Play-offs are not a very nice thing to be in. They are not very nice because they are a toss of a coin really.
"Marc Warren had a good chance - he had a good chance last year in Scotland in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart and he did not get over the line. He got a lot closer this week and he must take the positives out of this as Simon Khan should."