The 40th Ryder Cup matches were held 26–28 September 2014 in Scotland on the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel near Auchterarder in Perth & Kinross. This was the second Ryder Cup held in Scotland; it was previously at Muirfield in 1973. The team captains in 2014 were Paul McGinley for Europe and Tom Watson for the USA. Europe won the 2014 competition to retain the Ryder Cup, defeating the US by 161⁄2 points to 111⁄2, for their third consecutive win. From 1995 to 2014, Europe won eight out of ten Ryder Cups. This is a Regulation Full size 2014 RYDER CUP GLENEAGLES Scotland Signed Golf Flag . 21 Signatures. Team USA: Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Jimmie Walker, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Speith, Zach Johnson, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson. Team Europe: Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington. Also Hideki Matsuyama. Plus six more ! JSA LOA Y54070 Note: See JSA LOA . JSA Original Authentication Sticker to Verify. The LOA has been misplaced. Copy shown on JSA Website: 9-12-2015 KEY(s): J. Spieth / R. Fowler / R. McIlroy / P. Harrington / L. Westwood / Z. Johnson (x2) / I. Poulter / H. Stenson / H. Matsuyama