Rome to host 2022 Ryder Cup for first time
Eternal City pips Germany, Spain and Austria in bidding race to stage the 44th edition
Rome organisers were celebrating on Monday after the Italian capital won the right to stage the 2022 edition of golf’s Ryder Cup for the first time.
“Extraordinary work by all of our team, the Ryder Cup is OURS!” Rome’s bid co-ordinator Marco Durante said in a post on Twitter immediately after the announcement.
History has shown time and again the Ryder Cup is pure theatre with the players the stars, and there is no question the Eternal City of Rome will provide a wonderful backdrop for one of the great occasions in world golf
The cream of world golf will descend on the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in seven years’ time for the biennial contest between Europe and the United States, Ryder Cup organisers announced in a statement.
“The Italian capital city of Rome will host the Ryder Cup for the first time in 2022,” it said, adding that the “golf’s greatest team event will be staged on the continent of Europe for the third time.”
“I would like to offer my congratulations to Italy whose bold and ambitious bid has seen them become the host nation for the 2022 Ryder Cup,” said European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley.
“History has shown time and again the Ryder Cup is pure theatre with the players the stars, and there is no question the Eternal City of Rome will provide a wonderful backdrop for one of the great occasions in world golf.”
Four nations - Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain - had been competing for the right to stage the 2022 edition.
