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Tue 07 Jul 2007McGinley fails to identify his woesSometimes, the turnaround can come like a bolt from the blue. A year on from the weekend that changed his season, Paul McGinley - for one - is kind of hoping that lightning strikes twice, although the time he spent on the practice ground of the Smurfit Course at The K Club yesterday with his coach Bob Torrance would indicate the Ryder Cup golfer is more aware than anyone that the woes with his current form are more deep-rooted than simply finding a quick fix.You remember what happened in the Smurfit Kappa European Open last year? McGinley was in the airport on Friday evening, preparing to fly to his home in Sunningdale. He was convinced he had missed the cut. However, the cut mark rose, his luggage was retrieved from the airplane's hold and the Dubliner played the best golf of anyone over the weekend, finishing fourth and basically securing his place on Europe's Ryder Cup team.