European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley vowed to make his wild card selections in a "cold way" after a dramatic climax to the qualifying process in Turin.

Stephen Gallacher needed to finish in the top two in the Italian Open to dislodge Graeme McDowell from the team for Gleneagles, but had to settle for third place despite a flawless closing 65.

McGinley, who names his three wild cards today, hailed Gallacher's performance.

"His performance this week will be very strongly in his favour when it comes to making the picks, but there's a lot of emotion around here at the moment and let's just put a little bit of cold water on it," McGinley said.

"He's got a lot of things in his favour, but other players do as well and I've got to be fair to everybody and do what I feel is best for Europe. I like to assess things in a cold way."

Gallacher, who lives just 35 miles from Gleneagles, has recorded seven top-10 finishes there in his last 12 appearances.