Ryder Cup 2014

Coordinates: 56 ° 16 ′ 51 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 9 ″  W.

Ryder Cup
"PGA Centenary Course" Gleneagles
Place data
Coordinates:	56 ° 16 ′ 51 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 9 ″  W.
Architect:	Jack Nicklaus
Par:	72
Length:	7262 yards / 6640 m
Character:	Parkland

The 40th Ryder Cup was held from September 26th to 28th, 2014 on the PGA Centenary Course of the Gleneagles Hotel in Gleneagles , Scotland . The European team, under the leadership of their captain Paul McGinley, defended their 2012 title against the Tom Watson- led challengers from the USA with a 5 point lead.

Club / place

Gleneagles Hotel in 2004

The Gleneagles Hotel is around 70 kilometers outside of Edinburgh and can be reached from there in around an hour by car. In addition to the PGA Centenary Course with the King’s and Queen’s Course , the hotel has two further 18-hole golf courses. There is also a golf academy with a 9-hole par 3 course ( Wee Course ). The hotel has also hosted major international conferences in the past .

history

With the staging in Gleneagles, the Ryder Cup returned to its place of origin. In 1921 the first team comparison between American and British golfers was held here in preparation for the British Open in St. Andrews. The event was then revived after a few years and officially hosted as the Ryder Cup from 1927. In addition to the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles has also hosted major golf tournaments in the past .

PGA Centenary Course

The course, which was opened in 1980 as the Glendevan Course , was redesigned in 1993 by Jack Nicklaus in the "Risk & Reward" design and reopened as the Monarch Course . On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the British PGA, it was renamed the PGA Centenary Course in 2001 . The course is measured from the championship tees with 7262 yards / 6640 m.

Scorecard

Get	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	In	Total
Yards	426	516	431	239	461	201	468	419	564	3.725	208	350	445	481	320	463	543	194	533	3.537	7.262
meter	390	472	394	218	422	184	428	383	516	3.406	190	320	407	440	293	423	497	177	487	3.234	6,640
par	4th	5	4th	3	4th	3	4th	4th	5	36	3	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	5	3	5	36	72

(Rounded meters)

Teams

United States

The nine leading golfers on the PGA money ranking were eligible to start for the US team . These were supplemented with three players ( Captain's Picks ) selected by Captain Tom Watson . In contrast to the last few occasions, Watson did without the four captain's picks that are usual in the USA. The nine seeded players of the US team were already determined on August 10, 2014, after the PGA Championship was over. For Tom Watson it was the second nomination as Ryder Cup Captain, in 1993 he led the US team to the tournament victory. Watson nominated Raymond Floyd and Andy North as vice captains .

Europe

The European team was made up of the four or five best professionals on the European and world money lists. For a player qualified on both rankings, the next best qualified player on the world money rankings moved up.
For Paul McGinley it was the first nomination as captain of the selection, after serving as vice-captain (non-playing) in 2010 and 2012. As with his three participations as a player between 2002 and 2006, he emerged as the winner with the selection from the tournament. McGinley nominated Sam Torrance and Des Smyth as Vice Captains . The nomination phase for the European team ended with the conclusion of the Italian Open on August 28, 2014.

The three captain's picks for both teams were announced after the Deutsche Bank Championship ended on September 2, 2014.

Teams

player Age Number B. Tom Watson (C) 64 4 (2) Bubba Watson 35 3 Rickie Fowler 25th 2 Jim Furyk 44 9 Jimmy Walker 35 1 Phil Mickelson 44 10 Matt Kuchar 36 3 Jordan Spieth 21st 1 Patrick Reed 24 1 Zach Johnson 38 4th Webb Simpson (CP) 28 2 Keegan Bradley (CP) 28 2 Hunter Mahan (CP) 32 3

player Nat. Age Number B. Paul McGinley (C) 47 3 (1) Rory McIlroy 25th 3 Henrik Stenson 38 3 Sergio García 34 7th Justin Rose 34 3 Martin Kaymer 29 3 Thomas Bjørn 43 3 Victor Dubuisson 24 1 Jamie Donaldson 38 1 Graeme McDowell 35 4th Ian Poulter (CP) 38 4th Stephen Gallacher (CP) 39 1 Lee Westwood (CP) 41 9

(C) = Captain (non Playing)
(CP) = Captain Pick / Wildcard
No. B = number of team appointments as players (incl. 2014); (X) "non playing" captain appointments)

Mode / game results

A total of 28 games took place in matchplay mode. Four fourballs each on Friday and Saturday morning, and four foursome games each in the afternoon . Traditionally, the twelve individual matches took place on the final day.

Friday "Session 1"

Fourball player Score player B. Watson / Simpson 5 & ​​4 Rose / Stenson Fowler / Walker ½ - ½ Bjørn / Kaymer Spieth / Reed 5 & ​​4 Gallacher / Poulter Bradley / Mickelson 1 Up García / McIlroy 2½ session 1½ 2½ total 1½

Foursome player Score player Furyk / Kuchar 2 Up Donaldson / Westwood Mahan / Johnson 2 & 1 Rose / Stenson Walker / Fowler ½ - ½ McIlroy / García Mickelson / Bradley 3 & 2 Dubuisson / McDowell ½ session 3½ 3 total 5

Saturday "Session 2"

Fourball player Score player B. Watson / Kuchar 3 & 2 Rose / Stenson Furyk / Mahan 4 & 3 Donaldson / Westwood Reed / Spieth 5 & ​​3 Bjørn / Kaymer Walker / Fowler ½ - ½ McIlroy / Poulter 2½ session 1½ 5½ total 6½

Foursome player Score player Johnson / Kuchar 2 & 1 Donaldson / Westwood Furyk / Mahan 3 & 2 García / McIlroy Spieth / Reed ½ - ½ Kaymer / Rose Walker / Fowler 5 & ​​4 Dubuisson / McDowell ½ session 3½ 6th total 10

Sunday "Session 3"

singles
player	Score	player
Spieth	2 & 1	McDowell
Reed	1 Up	Stenson
Fowler	5 & ​​4	McIlroy
Mahan	½ - ½	rose
Mickelson	3 & 1	Gallacher
B. Watson	4 & 2	Kaymer
Kuchar	4 & 3	Bjørn
Furyk	1 Up	García
Simpson	½ - ½	Poulter
Bradley	4 & 3	Donaldson
Walker	3 & 2	Westwood
Johnson	½ - ½	Dubuisson
5½	session	6½
11½	total	16½

Bottom line

11½: 16½

Web links

• Official Ryder Cup website
• Golf Info Gleneagles Hotel

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/GolfIllustrated/1921/gi146u.pdf
2. ↑ Golf championships at Gleneagles . Gleneagles Hotel. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 11, 2009. 
3. ↑ http://www.golfpost.de/gleneagles-der-ryder-cup-hat-hier-seinen-wahren-ursprung-777757702/
4. ^ PGA Centenary Course Score Card . Gleneagles Hotel. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2012. 
5. ↑ http://www.golf.de/publish/60097564/shortnews/ryder-cup-2014-watson-reduziert-auf-drei-wild-cards
6. ↑ http://www.rydercup.com/europe/news/captain-watson%E2%80%99s-first-nine-confirmed?atrack=hp_carrousel-t1_0
7. ↑ http://www.rydercup.com/europe/teams/2014-ryder-cup-team-europe-qualification-process