2014 Ryder Cup matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes. If a match was level after 18 holes each side was awarded half a point. The Gleneagles Hotel, located one hour outside of Edinburgh and set in grounds of , had undergone a major redevelopment programme, partly in preparation for the 2014 Ryder Cup. The PGA Centenary Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus and one of three at Gleneagles, currently measures off the championship tees. The course was awarded the Ryder Cup in 2001, and it was originally scheduled to host the matches in 2013, however this was delayed a year due
Gleneagles Agreement Gleneagles Agreement In the Gleneagles Agreement, in 1977, Commonwealth Presidents and Prime Ministers agreed, as part of their support for the international campaign against apartheid, to discourage contact and competition between their sportsmen and sporting organisations, teams or individuals from South Africa. The agreement was unanimously approved by the Commonwealth of Nations at a meeting at Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland. The Gleneagles Agreement reinforced their commitment, embodied in the Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles (1971), to oppose racism. This commitment was further strengthened by the Declaration on Racism and Racial Prejudice, adopted by Commonwealth leaders in Lusaka in 1979. The Commonwealth