By Martyn Herman ROME (Reuters) - On a clear day St. Peter's Basilica can be seen from the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club that provides the stage ...
By Martyn Herman ROME - On a clear day St. Peter's Basilica can be seen from the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club that provides the stage for three days of golfing theatre that only theBy Martyn Herman
Built on farmland in the late 1980s, the course was completely re-modelled by European Golf Design as part of Rome's bid and work was completed in 2021. The hilly terrain means fans stomping the grounds will have plenty of amphitheatre-like vantage points while huge grandstands dot the course -- the one on the first tee featuring 5,000 Azzurri blue seats.
"The rough's thick, it's pretty penal," Europe's Tommy Fleetwood told reporters on Tuesday."It's not going to give you many favours and it's not going to give you much luck.While the match is on European soil, the turf itself has a very American flavour with the seeds provided by partner companies Pure Seed and Atlas Turf International who were responsible for the pitches at the soccer World Cup in Qatar.
Despite the north American origins of the turf, Europe's captain Luke Donald will have set the course up to his choice, as is customary for the home skipper.Five years ago in Paris the Americans struggled on the slower-paced greens and lean fairways, but Donald's counterpart Zach Johnson played down talk that his players will be at a disadvantage as they seek to retain the trophy and win in Europe for the first time in 30 years.
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