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. In 2015 it won the bid to host the 2023 Ryder Cup.

Marco Simone Golf and Country Club
Club information
Location in Lazio
Location in Italy
Coordinates41°57′28″N 12°37′54″E
LocationGuidonia, Rome, Italy
TypePublic
Owned byGianni Cigna and Laura Biagiotti
Total holes27
Tournaments hosted1994 Italian Open
Websitegolfmarcosimone.com
Course Campionato
(Championship Course)
Designed byJim Fazio & David Mezzacane
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

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 club was the venue of the 1994 Italian Open, which was won by the Argentinian golfer Eduardo Romero.[3]

Bidding for the 2023 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup Europe only received four bids for the 2023 Ryder Cup when the bidding closed on 30 April 2015.[4] On 14 December 2015, Rome announced that it was to host the 2023 Ryder Cup, beating off bids from Germany, Austria and Spain.[5]

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 5011704903431573234063733893152 34217947637838533050117942131916343
Men 72.4 / 137 4871464773291533143883503562999 32216945936537530448316239930386037
Women Pro 75.4 / 138 4451354403041402853613093442763 31315344233735029444514537428535616
Women 73.5 / 134 4001304282951302753502843342626 30013542232733627542512435026945320
Par 53543444436 4354445343672
Handicap All Tees 9175715111133 10121486162184
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References
  1. "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. "Italy to bid for '22 Ryder Cup". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "Rome to host Ryder Cup 2022" (Press release). sportsmirchi.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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