European skipper Paul McGinley reckons Glasgow golf ace Marc Warren can take inspiration from Stephen Gallacher and become a future Ryder Cup player.

Gallacher's spot was sealed in this month's transatlantic tussle at Gleneagles after being handed one of McGinley's three wild cards along with English duo Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood.

Warren grabbed the third European Tour title of his career at the Made in Denmark Championship last month and McGinley believes he can become a Euro star himself.

McGinley said: "I played with Marc Warren last week, and it's very achievable for him to become a Ryder Cup player. Stevie's done it.

"It's a great vote of confidence in the tour and a great vote of confidence for all the players on tour. They'll say that Stevie is one of our own. Look what he's done. Let's gravitate towards that."

Gallacher, meanwhile, revealed how he found something he never knew he had in his golfing locker as he pursued his Ryder Cup dream.

The 39-year-old Scot produced a storming third-place finish in Italy last weekend after being 15 shots off the lead at the start of his second round to convince McGinley that he was worthy of selection.

Gallacher, who has an impressive pedigree over Gleneagles's PGA Centenary course with seven top-10s on the tour there, said: "I don't know how I turned it round. I had to dig unbelievably deep. I think if you want something badly enough, sometimes it can just happen. I just knew I had to have a big back nine. That was it. I had to do it. I almost willed myself to do it.

"I've worked very hard. I knew I'd have to have the best year of my life to make it. Having come so close and not made it automatically, I would have been distraught not to get in."