Ian Poulter: European team taking 形態／調整 nicely for Paul McGinley ahead of Ryder Cup

By Phil Casey, 圧力（をかける） 協会

Published: 14:24 BST, 23 April 2014 | Updated: 14:24 BST, 23 April 2014

Ian Poulter believes European captain Paul McGinley will be delighted with the way his 味方する is taking 形態／調整 ahead of the Ryder Cup in September.

McGinley has often 明言する／公表するd he will not be afraid to have rookies in his team for Gleneagles as Europe look to defend the トロフィー and 安全な・保証する an eighth 勝利，勝つ in the past 10 contests.

But as things stand 勝利者 Dubuisson and Jamie Donaldson are the only rookies 占領するing (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 qualifying places, with Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Thomas Bjorn and Henrik Stenson filling the other seven. McGinley will 指名する his three wild cards on September 2.

Gearing up: Poulter (left) and Henrik Stenson talk to the 圧力（をかける） at the Volvo 中国 Open on Wednesday

'There is a long way to go,' said Poulter, Europe's talisman during the 奇蹟 of Medinah two years ago. 'I think Paul McGinley will be very pleased to see a lot of the 最高の，を越す players and the guys from the last team starting to come into form at this time of the year.

'There are a lot of big events left to go and you tend to see the world-class players 成し遂げるing at their best in the majors and the biggest tournaments.

'Luke Donald's playing 広大な／多数の／重要な, Sergio is playing 広大な／多数の／重要な and 物陰／風下 Westwood has just won (in Malaysia on Sunday). I think the team will take 形態／調整 over the summer and come September there will be two 広大な／多数の／重要な teams fighting to get their 手渡すs on that fabulous トロフィー.'

Poulter 収容する／認めるs he is yet to find 最高の，を越す form in 2014, but feels his best is not too far away after a 最高の，を越す-20 finish at Augusta 国家の.

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'There were a few encouraging 調印するs after the Masters,' he 追加するd. 'I had a bit of a strange start to the year in the sense that I didn't really know what I was doing with my swing for a while, which is unlike me, but I seem to have 人物／姿／数字d that out and have started to play some really good ゴルフ.

'I am still making the 半端物 高くつく／犠牲の大きい mistake recently so the results 港／避難所't 反映するd how 井戸／弁護士席 I have been playing but I am looking 今後 to keeping the 改良s coming at the Volvo 中国 Open.'

World No 3 Stenson has also made a slow start to the season after his 記録，記録的な／記録する-breaking 偉業／利用するs in 2013 and the Swede will also have to 打ち勝つ a 一区切り／（ボクシングなどの）試合 of flu at Genzon ゴルフ Club.

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The 38-year-old, who became the first man to 勝利，勝つ the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai in the same season last year, pulled out of the pre-tournament プロの／賛成の-am and said: 'I am still a bit weak after spending the last 36 hours in bed, but I am slowly getting there and hopefully I can 残り／休憩（する） up and drink lots of fluids and be a bit better tomorrow and be ready to play.

'ーに関して／ーの点でs of my start to the year, there has been a little hangover from last year after so much success and then all the resulting かかわり合いs that come off the course. I have only really had a two-week break from it all and it has been 堅い to kick-start a new season when you are やめる low on energy. But other than th at I am 権利 on 跡をつける.

'I didn't have a 広大な／多数の／重要な start to the season last year so I am in the same position as I was going into the summer. I played pretty 井戸／弁護士席 at the Masters without nailing it, but I am happy with the game. I didn't 計画（する） on having a ウイルス for the 20th Volvo 中国 Open, but I am here and will do the best I can.'

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統治するing US PGA 支持する／優勝者 Jason Dufner is also in the field in Shenzhen after deciding to play more tournaments around the world に引き続いて his 勝利 at Oak Hill last year.

'You look at Henrik and Ian and they have played around the world their whole careers, not just Europe but all over the world and so many continents,' the American said.

'We are spoiled in the 明言する／公表するs because it is so 平易な on us, but I think 存在 a 最高の，を越す professional you have to be more of a 全世界の player.'