DENMARK DECIDES NOT TO PROCEED WITH INTEREST

SIX EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CONFIRM

INTENTION TO BID FOR 2022 RYDER CUP

 EUROPEAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Ryder Cup Europe can today announce that six nations have formally confirmed their intention to submit a bid for The 2022 Ryder Cup.
From the list of seven nations who initially expressed an interest in hosting what will be the 44th staging of the biennial contest between Europe and the United States, Denmark has advised of its intention not to proceed with a formal bid, leaving Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey still in the running.
Turkey’s formal notification to bid was accepted by Ryder Cup officials and supersedes their earlier decision to withdraw.
Ryder Cup Director Richard Hills, said: “The Ryder Cup bidding process has a number of important milestones and we very much look forward to working with the six bidding nations, their representatives, and their national golf federations, in developing the specifics of their respective 2022 bids."
The Ryder Cup – Upcoming Venues
2016: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota, USA
2018: Le Golf National, Paris, France
2020: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA
2022: To be confirmed (European venue)
2024: Bethpage Black Course, New York, USA