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
1928 PGA Championship semifinals. Diegel had lost to Hagen in the 1925 quarterfinals (40 holes) and the 1926 finals. Five-time champion Hagen had won 22 consecutive matches and four straight titles at the PGA Championship. Prior to his loss to Diegel in the quarterfinals, his match record in the 1920s was 32–1 (), falling only to Sarazen in 38 holes in the 1923 finals. The Five Farms Course, now the East Course, was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and opened two years earlier in September 1926. Diegel continued the tradition of repeat champions and successfully defended his title in 1929. The match play