Ryder Cup 2014: Come on Europe!
The European Ryder Cup golf team has received a good luck message from the European Commissioner responsible for sport, Androulla Vassiliou, ahead of their biennial match against the USA, which takes place at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland, from 23-28 September.
Commissioner Vassiliou said: "The Ryder Cup is the only major sporting event where Europeans compete as a single team, united under the EU flag. My fingers are crossed for Team Europe, under the captaincy of Paul McGinley, to make it three wins in a row after their superb victories at Medinah in 2012 and Celtic Manor in 2010. I, like millions of other Europeans, will be rooting for them all the way. Come on Europe!"
The PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles is hosting the 40th Ryder Cup. The tournament has its roots in a match staged at the same venue in 1921 between Great Britain and the US. The match has been contested between the EU and Team Europe since 1979.
See the 2014 Ryder Cup Teams.
