After serving as an assistant each of the last two Ryder Cups, McGinley will lead Europe in 2014.
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Paul McGinley was appointed captain of the 2014 European Ryder Cup team on Tuesday.

The 46-year-old Irishman beat out Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie.

McGinley played on three victorious Ryder Cup teams from 2002 to 2006. In nine matches, he earned 4 1/2 points. He was also an assistant captain on each of the last two Ryder Cup teams.

Europe will defend the trophy at Gleneagles, Scotland.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tavistock Cup, which since 2004 has been an interclub match between Isleworth’s and Lake Nona’s golf professional members, will have a different look this week.

For the first time, four clubs will compete for the Tavistock Cup, with 24 players involved in the competition. The first round of the two-day tournament at Isleworth Golf & Country Club begins in less than an hour (10:50 a.m. ET).

Monday’s format will consist of six matches of four-ball ( see schedule below). Tuesday’s competition will be singles matches.

Isleworth and Lake Nona will be two of the clubs in the competition, along with Albany and Queenwood. Albany is a new luxury resort community in The Bahamas and Queenwood is an exclusive private members’ club in the Surrey countryside near London.

Tiger Woods, fresh off his final-round 66 that bumped him up to 10th place at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on Sunday, will compete for Team Albany. Reigning U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell leads Team Lake Nona ( team rosters below).

Tavistock Cup contestants play for prize money, team hole-in-one prizes and the title of World Golf And Country Club Champion.

The two-tournament will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel starting at Noon ET.

TAVISTOCK TEAMS

MONDAY’S FOUR-BALL MATCHES