Marco Simone Golf and Country Club

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.

Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Club information
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club is located in Rome
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Location in Rome
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club is located in Lazio
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Location in Lazio
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club is located in Italy
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Location in Italy
Coordinates41°57′39″N 12°38′04″E / 41.96083°N 12.63444°E / 41.96083; 12.63444
LocationGuidonia, Rome, Italy
TypePublic
Owned byGianni Cigna and Laura Biagiotti
Total holes27
Events hostedItalian Open (1994, 2021–2023)
2023 Ryder Cup
Websitegolfmarcosimone.com
Course Campionato
(Championship Course)
Designed byJim Fazio & David Mezzacane
Redesign: European Golf Design & Tom Fazio II
Par72
Length6,343 m (6,937 yd)
Slope rating140
Course Nord
(Resort Course)
Designed byJim Fazio & David Mezzacane
Par32 (9 hole course)
Length2,060 m (2,250 yd)

History

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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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Men Pro 72.4 / 140 501 170 490 343 157 323 406 373 389 3152 342 179 476 378 385 330 501 179 421 3191 6343
Men 72.4 / 137 487 146 477 329 153 314 388 350 356 2999 322 169 459 365 375 304 483 162 399 3038 6037
Women Pro 75.4 / 138 445 135 440 304 140 285 361 309 344 2763 313 153 442 337 350 294 445 145 374 2853 5616
Women 73.5 / 134 400 130 428 295 130 275 350 284 334 2626 300 135 422 327 336 275 425 124 350 2694 5320
Par 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 36 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 36 72
SI All Tees 9 17 5 7 15 11 1 13 3 10 12 14 8 6 16 2 18 4

2023 Ryder Cup

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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 1612-1112, regaining it from the United States.[6]

2023 Ryder Cup Course[7]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Mens (yards) 445 506 453 188 302 381 222 525 587 3609 453 329 546 150 509 479 303 206 597 3572 7181
Mens (metres) 407 463 414 172 276 348 203 480 537 3300 414 301 499 137 465 438 277 188 546 3265 6565
Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 35 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 71

References

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  1. ^ a b "The History". Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. 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. 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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