Captains matter and so do managers, and while we don't know what Pep Guardiola told the European players or skipper Luke Donald during the recent BMW PGA, he knows from experience that the messages you send to your troops in the press room can make the difference.
Pádraig Harrington insists he needs to "get his head in the game" after a third-round 67 left him likely needing at least the same again in the final round of the AVIV Dubai Championship to qualify for next week's DP World Tour Championship.
Pádraig Harrington shrugged off a neck injury to clinch his first top-10 finish for almost two years as Aaron Rai drew strength from his Dubai Duty Free Irish Open near-miss to snatch the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open in a playoff.
