The Masters: Jonas Blixt 'in the driving seat' to make Europe's Ryder Cup team

Europe skipper Paul McGinley says Jonas Blixt is right in the mix to make his Ryder Cup debut at Gleneagles - and fight it out again with fellow Masters runner-up Jordan Spieth.

He added: "Bubba had control of the tournament; he played the back nine so well that no-one was able to come at him. His drive at 13 was probably the shot that won the tournament for him - it went 350-370 yards, and it was down the left-hand side so he had the perfect angle into the green. "His relationship with his caddie is important - they are very, very good friends; they are a little bit like Phil Mickelson and Bones [Jim Mackay]. "The green jacket was well deserved; he won it - it wasn't given to him."

Confidence

Fellow Sky Sports pundit Colin Montgomerie - who steered Europe to Ryder Cup victory as Captain in 2010 - said a drastic improvement in Watson's short game, coupled with the memory of the American's victory in 2012, had proved the difference coming down the stretch. "I think that having won the Masters once already it gave him that confidence and belief that he can do it again," said the Scot. "It was interesting that he said [after round three] that 'if it works, it works - I've still got a green jacket'. He took the pressure off completely in thinking that everyone else hadn't won the Masters before so they had to play catch up and they had to do it all. "He had 11 single putts today out of 18. The way he putted that back nine yesterday no-one would ever think that he'd have 11 single putts; that's why he won the Masters by three shots." Don't miss our special programme, 'How the Masters was Won', from 8pm tonight on Sky Sports 4.