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 The Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, situated 17km from the
center of the Italian capital, is to follow in the footsteps of
Valderrama, Spain in 1997 and Le Golf National, on the outskirts of
Paris, in 2018.
There were initially seven bidders but Denmark, Portugal and Turkey
withdrew their interest in the early stages.
"I would like to offer my congratulations to Italy whose bold and
ambitious bid has seen them become the host nation for the 2022
Ryder Cup," said European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley in a
statement.
"History has shown time and again the Ryder Cup is pure theater with
the players the stars, and there is no question the Eternal City of
Rome will provide a wonderful backdrop for one of the great
occasions in world golf."
The tour said it was particularly pleased by the pledge to undertake
a complete reconstruction of Marco Simone to meet the highest
standards demanded by the matches.
There was also a commitment to guarantee a prize fund of seven
million euros ($7.67 million) at the Italian Open for 11 years
beginning in 2017.
Prize money at the 2016 Italian Open will also double from 1.5
million euros to a minimum of three million.
"The Italian bid was consistently strong and impressive across the
board in terms of infrastructure, commercial structure and
government support," said Europe's Ryder Cup director Richard Hills.
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"The plans outlined for the golf course at Marco Simone are
spectacular alongside the commitment to develop all levels of golf
in Italy."
Costantino Rocca was the first Italian golfer to play in the Ryder
Cup, at The Belfry in England in 1993. The Molinari brothers,
Francesco and Edoardo, also made their debuts in the matches at
Celtic Manor in Wales in 2010.
The next edition of the biennial team event will be held at
Hazeltine, Minnesota in September 2016 while Whistling Straits,
Wisconsin is to stage the matches in 2020.
Europe have won the last three Ryder Cups against the United States.
(Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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