2023 Ryder Cup

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]

44th Ryder Cup Matches
Dates29 September – 1 October 2023
VenueMarco Simone Golf and Country Club
LocationGuidonia Montecelio, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy
Guidonia Montecelio
Location in Italy

Host selection

The bidding process for the 2023 Ryder Cup opened on 23 June 2014. Interested countries had until 31 August to formally express an interest in bidding. 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, 14½ 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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