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Gallacher tipping Euro glory

Posted on July 12, 2010 by godadnet

Harrington 8544818 300x178 Gallacher tipping Euro gloryBernard Gallacher is confident that a European will end the United States’ dominance and win this week’s Open at St Andrews, with Padraig Harrington (22/1 The Open Championship – Outright) expected to lead the charge.

Three-time Ryder Cup skipper Gallacher is aware that Stewart Cink’s victory at Turnberry last year made him the 11th American to lift the Auld Claret Jug since 1995.

However, with Harrington just missing out on a hat-trick of wins in the same tournament, Gallacher feels the form of European golfers this year points towards one of them coming out on top at the home of golf.

Graeme McDowell (28/1 Outright) secured his first major win at the US Open last month, while Ian Poulter (33/1) won the WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship in February, Rory McIlroy (14/1) enjoyed success at the Quail Hollow Championship and Justin Rose (22/1) has won two of his last three tournaments in the USA.

And, following Edoardo Molinari’s Scottish Open victory on Sunday, half of the world’s top 20 positions are now made up by Europeans.

Gallacher said: “I think this is a new era. We had it in the 1980s and I think we’re reaching out to another golden era led by Padraig Harrington, a three-time major champion.

“Graeme McDowell’s victory at the US Open will inspire this generation. But there are so many players. I will be very disappointed if Lee Westwood doesn’t win a major this year.

“Ian Poulter won the World Matchplay and of course Rory has been doing so well. There’s also Justin Rose. Paul Casey hasn’t won a major yet but he’ll be knocking on the door and it’s only a matter of time before Sergio Garcia gets his game back.

“I don’t want to say who will win it but I think it will be a European.”

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