Ryder Cup 2014 at Gleneagles

The European golf team will be defending its 2012 title this year at the Gleneagles golf course from 26th to 28th September 2014. Tom Watson will captain a strong American team, including players Bubba Watson and Keegan Bradley, which will be hoping to avenge the defeat they suffered in Illinois two years ago. The European team captain for 2014 will be Paul McGinley . The European team includes Rory McIlroy, Stephen Gallacher, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood. Gleneagles, this year's venue, is known for its superb hospitality, and the quality of its three courses; the PGA course on which the Ryder Cup is being contested was designed by the American golfer Jack Nicklaus. This is the first time the Ryder Cup has been contested in Scotland since 1973, when it was held at Muirfield in East Lothian.

Scran has a number of records that illustrate this momentous occasion in the sporting calendar, and we've compiled some of the best in a new Pathfinder. It includes aerial shots of the course from RCAHMS, archive images from the Scotsman newspaper and close-ups of some of the participants by Cairns Aitken. You can see the Pathfinder here.