Ryder Cup 2023: spectacular game course revealed
The undulating lines of the landscape, the glimpses of the magnificence of Rome on the horizon, the pitfalls and stimuli for the strongest players in the world who will arrive on the course of the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club which will host the Ryder Cup 2023 with the challenge between Europe and the United States. After 18 months of renovations, the 18 holes were opened in a course, in the Guidonia Montecelio course, perfected to enhance the natural undulating terrain of the landscape.
“The award of the Ryder Cup to Italy is a source of pride for the entire national sports movement. The inimitable setting of Rome will embellish the event, making it unique – comments Franco Chimenti, President of the Italian Golf Federation – The project for the restyling of the competition course is what we have always imagined and, above all, what those who believed in it imagined. FIG’s commitment continues with the support of the institutions and our official advisor, Infront, in full harmony with the board of the Ryder Cup Europe and the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club “.
Spectators will enjoy unparalleled views of the game’s unfolding on the course and distant glimpses of the Eternal City, including spectacular views of St. Peter’s Basilica and Marco Simone’s Castle which together form the backdrop to the largest team golf competition .
“Hosting the Ryder Cup 2023 for us is not just a dream come true, but the beginning of a new journey”. These are the words of Lavinia Biagiotti, President of Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. “Our motto is to play the future and we are committed to nurturing the next generation of golfers. Now we are ready to host champions and amateurs from all over the world and we believe that the Ryder Cup is important for Marco Simone, for Italian golf and for golf at world level ”.
The redesign of the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, led by European Golf Design in collaboration with Tom Fazio II, began in August 2018, with nine holes completed and reopened in October 2020, followed by the full 18 holes in early March .
“After the completion of the golf course, all the interventions are aimed at making the Ryder Cup fantastic – says Guy Kinnings, Director of the European Ryder Cup – There is a wonderful golf course in an iconic city with 24 of the best players in the world. planet that will compete in 2023 “.
In addition to the extensive work on the golf course, the clubhouse and training facilities are currently undergoing renovations ahead of the Italian Open which will take place from 2 to 5 September 2021, three weeks before the Ryder Cup in this year at Whistling Straits. Two more editions of the Italian Open will then be played at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in 2022 and 2023, before becoming the third venue in continental Europe to host the Ryder Cup after Valderrama in Spain (1997) and Le Golf National in France (2018). Gian Paolo Montali, General Manager of the Ryder Cup 2023 Project comments: “The Marco Simone golf course hosted an Italian Open in 1994, but now it will no longer be the same. The Ryder Cup will be a different event. At the beginning we thought of a slight restyling of the course, but it has been completely redesigned thinking of eco-sustainability as a legacy even after the Ryder Cup 2023 “.
