Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

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Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
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Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Club information
Coordinates 41°57′39″N12°38′04″E / 41.96083°N 12.63444°E / 41.96083; 12.63444
Location Guidonia, Rome, Italy
TypePublic
Owned byGianni Cigna and Laura Biagiotti
Total holes27
Events hosted Italian Open (1994, 2021–2023)
2023 Ryder Cup
Website golfmarcosimone.com
Course Campionato
(Championship Course)
Designed by Jim Fazio & David Mezzacane
Redesign: European Golf Design & Tom Fazio II
Par 72
Length6,343 m (6,937 yd)
Slope rating 140
Course Nord
(Resort Course)
Designed by Jim Fazio & David Mezzacane
Par 32 (9 hole course)
Length2,060 m (2,250 yd)

Marco Simone Golf and Country Club (also known as Golf Marco Simone) is a golf course in Guidonia, Rome, Italy. It is 10 miles from the city centre of Rome and has 2 golf courses, an 18-hole Championship Course and a 9-hole Resort Course. It hosted the 2023 Ryder Cup.

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History

The golf club was named after the castle of Marco Simone. [1] The castle was a Roman fortified manor farm. The tower was built approximately in the year 1000 and later in the Middle Ages additional buildings built around it. [1]

In the 1970s Laura Biagiotti, the Italian high fashion designer, and her husband Gianni Cigna both lived in the restored castle. By 1989 the golf course had been designed and built. The architects were Jim Fazio and David Mezzacane. [2] The golf course has hosted the Italian Open golf championships four times, most recently in 2023, when Adrian Meronk won with an aggregate score of 271.

Course Campionato
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Men Pro72.4 / 140501170490343157323406373389315234217947637838533050117942131916343
Men72.4 / 137487146477329153314388350356299932216945936537530448316239930386037
Women Pro75.4 / 138445135440304140285361309344276331315344233735029444514537428535616
Women73.5 / 134400130428295130275350284334262630013542232733627542512435026945320
Par535434444364354445343672
SI All Tees917571511113310121486162184

2023 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup Europe only received four bids for the 2022 Ryder Cup when the bidding closed on 30 April 2015. [3] On 14 December 2015, Rome announced that it was to host the 2022 Ryder Cup, beating off bids from Germany, Austria and Spain. [4] On 8 July 2020, the PGA Tour announced that the 2020 Ryder Cup was postponed by one year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This consequently pushed to 2022 Ryder Cup back one year to 2023. [5] Europe won the 2023 Ryder Cup 161⁄2-111⁄2, regaining it from the United States. [6]

2023 Ryder Cup Course [7]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Mens (yards)–445506453188302381222525587360945332954615050947930320659735727181
Mens (metres)–407463414172276348203480537330041430149913746543827718854632656565
Par444344345354453444353671

References

  1. 1 2 "The History". Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marco Simone Golf Club - Championship Course". Golf Advisor. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The 2022 Ryder Cup: Formal Submissions Made" (Press release). Ryder Cup Europe. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rome to host Ryder Cup 2022" (Press release). sportsmirchi.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup Postponed A Year". voyages.golf. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ Scrivener, Peter (1 October 2023). "Europe regain Ryder Cup with win over United States on dramatic day in Rome". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Marco Simone Golf and Country Club". Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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