Sergio Garcia intends to copy Paul McGinley's winning formula if he ever becomes Europe's Ryder Cup captain.

McGinley has received widespread praise for his methods after overseeing Europe's victory over the United States at Gleneagles.

The Irishman made much of his captaincy template in the build-up and during the event itself and Garcia, who scored 2.5 points in the 16.5-11.5 victory, believes it was a near-perfect blueprint.

The 34-year-old Spaniard said: "He has been as close to perfection as you can get.

"I have learned a lot from him. Hopefully, one year, in the long-term future, I can bring some of his thoughts into my captaincy."

Europe dominated the 40th edition of the biennial contest in Perthshire. They led 5-3 after the first day, 10-6 after the second and then prevailed on Sunday thanks to impressive singles performances from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer.

World No.3 Garcia, who also won his singles contest against Jim Furyk, felt the whole week at Gleneagles Hotel was a success from start to finish.

"We always have amazing teams," he said. "The chemistry we have is great."

While for Garcia the victory was a fifth in seven Ryder Cup appearances, for Lee Westwood it was a seventh from nine. Westwood, who claimed two points with two foursomes victories to move to fourth on the all-time European points list, said: "It's incredible. I'd love it to be every week."

Westwood was also impressed with every aspect of McGinley's camp. He said:"I couldn't pick a fault with any point."