Italy will host the Ryder Cup
for the first time, witth the European Tour announcing Monday that a
club near
Rome's city center will host the biennial matches in 2022.
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, about 11 miles
from Rome's city center, will host the competition pitting a dozen
European-born players against 12 Americans. The European side has won
eight of the last 10 matches.
The Italian club becomes the
third outside of Great Britain and Ireland to host the event, joining
Spain's Valderrama, which hosted in 1997, and France's Le Golf National,
which will host in 2018. The Italian bid beat final bids from Germany,
Austria and Spain.
Three Italians have competed in the Ryder Cup: Costantino Rocca, Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari.
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