2023 Ryder Cup

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44th Ryder Cup Matches
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Dates29 September – 1 October 2023
VenueMarco Simone Golf and Country Club
LocationGuidonia Montecelio, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Europe United States
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The 44th Ryder Cup Matches will be held in Italy in autumn 2023 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia Montecelio near Rome.[1] The biennial event was originally scheduled from 30 September to 2 October 2022, before the 43rd matches were postponed into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] The United States is the holder of the Ryder Cup after its 19–9 victory over Europe in 2021 at Whistling Straits.

Host selection[]

The bidding process for the 2023 Ryder Cup opened on 23 June 2014. Countries had until 31 August to formally express an interest. These expressions had to come either from a central government or a national golf governing body.[4] On 14 December 2015, Rome was announced as the host of 2022 Ryder Cup. Italy beat Germany, Austria and Spain to win the bid for 44th edition of Ryder Cup.[5]

Bidding locations

Country Nearest city Golf course Ref
Austria Vienna Golf Club Fontana [6][7]
Germany Berlin Golf Club Bad Saarow [8][9][10][11][12]
Italy Rome Marco Simone Golf and Country Club [13][14]
Spain Girona PGA Catalunya Resort [15]

Declared an interest but did not enter an official bid

Country Reason of withdrawal Ref
Denmark Unspecified [16]
Portugal The "prevailing economic environment" [17][18]
Turkey Required up to 15,000 trees to be cut down to accommodate grandstands at its chosen course [19][20]

Format[]

The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format will be as follows:

  • Day 1 (Friday) – 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches and 4 fourball (better ball) matches
  • Day 2 (Saturday) – 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches
  • Day 3 (Sunday) – 12 singles matches

On the first two days there are 4 foursome matches and 4 fourball matches with the home captain choosing which are played in the morning and which in the afternoon.

With a total of 28 points available, 141⁄2 points are required to win the Cup, and 14 points are required for the defending champion to retain the Cup. All matches are played to a maximum of 18 holes.

Course[]

Main article: Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

References[]

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  2. ^ "Dates announced for The 2022 Ryder Cup in Italy". European Tour. 7 October 2019.
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  5. ^ "Rome to host Ryder Cup 2022" (Press release). Sports Mirchi. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Fontana ausgewählt" (in German). Austrian Golf Federation/ÖGV. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Fontana oder Zillertal: Zwei Optionen für den Ryder Cup 2022" (in German). Kurier. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Germany's bid for the 2022 Ryder Cup". German Golf Federation. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Ryder Cup 2022: Deutschland bewirbt sich mit Brandenburger Golfplätzen" (in German). Golf SID. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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  12. ^ "Hamburg und Berlin bleiben im Rennen" (in German). Golf.de. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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  15. ^ "The 2022 Ryder Cup". GolfWeather.com. WGT Media Network. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  16. ^ "Ryder Cup 2022: Denmark pull out of contest to host event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Seven Nations express interest to host the 2022 Ryder Cup" (Press release). Ryder Cup Europe. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Four nations host Ryder Cup bid inspection visits for 2022". Ryder Cup Europe. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Turkey keeps bid to host 2022 Ryder Cup". Golfweek. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Turkey withdraws bid to host 2022 Ryder Cup". PGA of America. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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