From Friday 26th to Sunday 28th, the 40th edition of the Ryder Cup will be held for the second time in Scotland (Muirfield 1973), at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire. Here are some facts, figures and information of interest.
Team Europe
– Captain: Paul McGinley
– 9 players automatically qualified: Thomas Björn, Jamie Donaldson (rookie), Victor Dubuisson (rookie), Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson.
– 3 chosen by the captain: Stephen Gallacher (newcomer), Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood.
– 5 vice-captains: Miguel Ángel Jiménez, José María Olazábal, Padraig Harrington, Des Smyth and Sam Torrance.
United States Team
– Captain: Tom Watson
– 9 players automatically qualified: Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Walker (rookie), Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth (rookie), Patrick Reid (rookie) and Zach Johnson, Bubba Watson.
– 3 captain’s picks: Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson
– 3 vice-captains: Raymond Floyd, Andy North, Steve Stricker
28 points at stake: Europe needs 14 points to retain the trophy and 14 ½ points to win.
Records
– 37 games have been played by American Billy Casper
– 25 points for Sir Nick Faldo
– 11 participations Sir Nick Faldo
– 19 years youngest debutant: Sergio Garcia 1999 Brookline
– 52 years the oldest: Raymond Floyd 1993 The Belfry
– 22 matches have been won by American Arnold Palmer
– Seve Ballesteros and José Mari Olazábal formed the most successful couple in history: 15 matches together.
Ryder Cup 2014 in figures
Staff/spectators
– 7,500 people are working on the organization this week.
– 3,000 volunteers
– 650 police officers
– 45,000 spectators/day
– 250,000 spectators from Tuesday to Sunday (for the first time tickets were sold on separate days).
Media and communications
– 930 accredited journalists
– 900 accredited TV and image production teams
– 185 countries will receive the images
– 544 million households is the potential audience
– 90 cameras on site
– 30 TV camera towers
– 16 Jumbotron screens
– 510 plasmas
– Videowall in Press Center: 16 x 3.5 meters, 10 projectors
Infrastructure
– 195 portable offices and Toilets
– 19 bleachers with capacity for 14,278 seats
– 620 fixed telephone lines
– 60 generators of 15,000KVA / 11 megawatts
– 500,000 liters of water/day
– 40,000 m2 of tents
– 600 flags
– 25 Km. stringing
– 80 Km. wiring
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