Rome To Host 2022 Ryder Cup

Rome will host the 44th edition of the biennial team tournament between Europe and the United States of America Ryder Cup for the first time in 2022.

The successful bid beat competition from fellow European nations Austria, Germany and Spain to become only the third continental host after Valderrama in 1997 and Paris in 2018.

Initially, seven bids were put forward when the process began in June 2014, but Denmark, Portugal and Turkey withdrew their interest in the early stages.

Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of The European Tour – the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe – led a five-strong Bid Evaluation Committee comprising Europe’s Ryder Cup Director Richard Hills, Ryder Cup Match Director Edward Kitson, The European Tour’s Director of Property and Venue Development David MacLaren and European Tour Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Orr, who thoroughly examined and evaluated all four Bids, including undertaking a series of site inspections.

Pelley praised the ambition of the Italian bid, in particular the pledge to redevelop the 27-hole Marco Simone course to meet the demands of hosting the Ryder Cup.

“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,” he said. “History has shown time and again that The Ryder Cup is pure theatre with the players the stars, and there is no question that the Eternal City of Rome will provide a wonderful backdrop for one of the great occasions in world golf