Rainsuit & Umbrella Lobbies Applaud '14 Ryder Cup Date Announcement

From SkySports, which reports the weather was awful announcement of the September 26-28 playing at Gleneagles in Scotland, a week later than the week in 2010 the Cup was held in soggy Wales.

While golf's entry into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will lead to a restructuring of the sport's already-packed calendar, the 2014 Ryder Cup will remain it its traditional place in the schedule, rather than an earlier date which might be less susceptible to bad weather.

The wet surroundings and lying water on the King's Course by the Dormy Clubhouse, where today's announcement was made, must have made for uncomfortable viewing, but European Ryder Cup director Richard Hills maintained the weather is not a concern.

"It's in its traditional date," said Hills. "We are not an indoor sport. You have instances where tournaments in July have had to go into Mondays, so it's not an unusual occurrence.

"We have to deal with what we've been given.

"(The possibility of changing the date) was looked at, but we were very comfortable with what was in the mix.

"The international schedule is complex and it will become even more complicated in 2016 when golf becomes an Olympic sport again.