It’s grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the world, as 24 of the best golfers on the planet go head-to-head in the Ryder Cup, which usually presents bucketloads of drama, tension and excitement.
Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome will become the 38th different course to host the biennial golfing slugfest between Team USA and Europe, which started way back in in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts.
Since then it’s visited some famous old courses, some new purpose-built venues and everything in between, but could we do a little bit better and play this golfing epic on some more iconic venues?
The USA have already set their stall out with the next four Ryder Cups in the States being held at Bethpage Black, Hazeltine, Olympic Club and Congressional, while only the next European venue at Adare Manor in Ireland has been decided.
But with all due respect, having purpose-built venues in Luton and Bolton on the shortlist is not as inspiring as it could be is it? Surely we can do better with so many fantastic courses around the UK, Ireland and Europe?
The event itself hardly needs any more hype, but imagine the Ryder Cup being played at some of the most iconic venues on the planet – even for an event already hyped up to the eyeballs it could take it to another level.
So here’s a bucket list, if you will, of five European and five American tracks that would be incredible Ryder Cup hosts – obviously Augusta National would be the dream but we’ve left it off even a bucket list as even in today’s surprising world of golf it’s hard to imagine the Green Jackets wanting chants of “USA, USA, USA” ringing around the azaleas
So in no particular order, and remember, it’s all subjective….
Dream European Ryder Cup venues
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St Andrews
The Home of Golf, why not? It stages the Open, the Alfred Dunhill and this year it’s hosting the Walker Cup – there’s even going to be an American collegiate event on the Old Course this October.
It’s a golfing Mecca, and what a masterpiece of a canvas to paint another Ryder Cup story than to see the two teams battling it out down the Road Hole or the 18th with the points on…
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