2014 Ryder Cup
The 40th Ryder Cup matches were held 26–28 September 2014 in Scotland on the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel near Auchterarder in Perth & Kinross. This was the second Ryder Cup held in Scotland; it was previously at Muirfield in 1973. The team captains in 2014 were Paul McGinley for Europe and Tom Watson for the USA.
| Dates | 26–28 September 2014 | ||||
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| Venue | Gleneagles Hotel PGA Centenary Course | ||||
| Location | Auchterarder, Perth & Kinross, Scotland | ||||
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| Europe wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
Gleneagles
Location of the Gleneagles Hotel
in Scotland
in Scotland
Europe were the defending cup holders, having won in 2012 at Medinah Country Club near Chicago.
Europe won the 2014 competition to retain the Ryder Cup, defeating the US by 161⁄2 points to 111⁄2, for their third consecutive win. From 1995 to 2014, Europe won eight out of ten Ryder Cups.
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