'22 Ryder Cup Bidders Revealed...Turkey's In!

Technically, part of it is in Europe but in case you haven't looked in a while, note that Turkey does border Syria. Just something to ponder as the European Tour announced that seven countries have "expressed interest" in hosting the 2022 Ryder Cup.

The final bidders who must have their warchests stocked by February of 2015: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.

Ryder Cup Director Richard Hills said: “We are absolutely delighted at the level of interest we have received from across Europe in respect of hosting The 2022 Ryder Cup and we welcome each and every one of the seven letters of intent, each received through the respective national golf association, in accordance with bidding regulations.

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The implementation of this kind of formal bidding process for The 2018 Ryder Cup marked a new era for us all at Ryder Cup Europe, and this take up for 2022 shows that the introduction of a fair, transparent and objective methodology has been welcomed across the Continent.

“Not only that, we feel it is a process which befits a sporting event of the stature of The Ryder Cup and, as we have consistently stated, the key criteria in place will enable us to evaluate each bid equally on both its sporting and commercial merits while, at the same time, allowing us to judge each bid fairly, thoroughly and on a level playing field.”