DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - 2014 RYDER CUP AT GLENEAGLES

The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles Hotel will take place from September 26 to 28 at the five-star Perthshire venue.

The Jack Nicklaus-designed Centenary Course will be used for the Europe v United States biennial contest.

Torrential rain forced last year's event at the Celtic Manor in Wales into a fourth day for the first time in the tournament's history.
Europe are the reigning champions and have won four of the previous five Ryder Cup matches.

NEWS RELEASE
PGA Centenary Course Modification
On Monday 17 October 2011 The PGA Centenary course closed to allow work to commence on some exciting changes, proposed by Jack Nicklaus, to the layout of a number of holes, and to let us carry out a program of scheduled winter maintenance.
Under the supervision of Scott Fenwick, Golf Courses and Estate Manager, the team have been hard at work and some impressive changes have already taken place in a short space of time.
The Gleneagles Hotel is currently testing a “sub-air system”, an aeration and moisture removal system, on the tenth green. If successful, this could be implemented on all 18 greens in addition to the putting green.
The main work to date has been to the 9th and 10th holes, with work just beginning on the 12th and 18th holes.
The 9th Hole
The significant changes to the 9th hole, a par 5, have taken place towards the green and approach shot landing area. The large fairway bunker that flanked the pond to the right of the fairway has been dug out and this area will form a larger pond that comes in to play for those who try to get to the hole in two.
For those that are thinking of laying up and playing the hole in regulation by keeping the ball out to the left, they will have to navigate two new bunkers to the right side of the fairway, close to the pond, as well as a bunker on the left hand side that will narrow the landing area.
A well struck and accurate second shot will be required for longer hitters while precision will be the key for those who choose to play the lay-up shot.
The 10th Hole
The major change on the 10th hole is the position of the tee boxes. On this long, downhill par 3 the championship tee and white medal tees have been moved significantly to the left of their current position.
This change will mean that the angle of approach in to the green will change and the greenside bunker to the left will come more in to play.
This change to the teeing area will allow a better flow of spectators between the ninth and tenth holes. The banking behind the ninth green will also be lowered, allowing for better viewing