(PGA Catalunya Resort, Barcelona - November 24) The Spanish Golf Federation, in partnership with the Catalonia Region as well as other Spanish and Catalan public players, have announced their wish to compete for the hosting of The Ryder Cup 2022 in Catalonia.

  • Hole 11 on PGA Catalunya Resort's Stadium Course

The PGA Catalunya Resort (Girona), recently elected European Golf Resort of the Year 2015 by the International Golf Tour Operators Association, is the ideal championship course for a confrontation between Europe and the United States.

The cities of Barcelona, ​​Girona, Caldes, Malavella and the Catalan Golf Federation will apply for the European Tour Selection Committee on April 30, 2015.

About the Ryder Cup

Begun in 1927, the Ryder Cup 2022 will be the 44th edition of this biennial competition between teams from Europe and the United States. Until 1979 there were only British golfers in the European team. Since then, golfers from continental Europe have been included in the team.

Since the 1979 changes, nine editions of the Ryder Cup have been played in the United States, five in England, one in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, one in Spain (Valderrama 1997). The next editions of the Ryder Cup will take place at the Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska, Minnesota, USA) in 2016, at the Golf National (Paris, France) in 2018 and Whistling Straits (Kohler, Wisconsin, USA) in 2020 .

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