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ZACH JOHNSON HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE US RYDER CUP CAPTAIN FOR THE 2023 RYDER CUP IN ROME. THE MATCHES WILL BE STAGED AT THE MARCO SIMONE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB 29 SEPTEMBER TO 1 OCTOBER, 2023.
THE IOWA NATIVE AND WINNER OF THE 2007 MASTERS AND THE 2015 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, IN ST ANDREWS, MADE HIS RYDER CUP DEBUT AT THE K CLUB IN 2006, WHEN THE US WERE SOUNDLY BEATEN BY 'WOOSIE'S WARRIORS'.
JOHNSON HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 8-7-2 IN THE RYDER CUP, AND HE ANNOUNCED 2021 US CAPTAIN STEVE STRICKER AS HIS VICE CAPTAIN. JOHNSON SAID HE WAS "BEYOND PROUD" AT BECOMING US RYDER CUP CAPTAIN, AND STATED THAT HE FELT IT WAS "THE GREATEST EVENT IN GOLF". JOHNSON, 47, HAS WON 12 TIMES ON THE PGA TOUR, THE MOST RECENT COMING AT THE 2015 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, HERE IN ST ANDREWS, WHERE HE OVERCAME LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AND MARC LEISHMAN TO WIN IN A PLAYOFF.
THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHNSON CONTINUES THE CONTINUITY WHICH THE PGA OF AMERICA HAVE TRIED TO PROVIDE THROUGH THEIR RYDER CUP TASK FORCE, WHICH BECAME THE RYDER CUP COMMITTEE. JOHNSON HAS SERVED AS VICE CAPTAIN TWICE, IN 2018 AT LE GOLF NATIONAL, AND LAST YEAR AT WHISTLING STRAITS.
QUALIFICATION FOR THE TEAM WILL REMAIN AS IT WAS FOR 2021 AND THE US WILL GO TO ROME FULL OF CONFIDENCE AFTER ONE OF THEIR MOST DOMINANT DISPLAYS EVER IN THE RYDER CUP AT WHISTLING STRAITS.
THE MARCO SIMONE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT BY EUROPEAN GOLF DESIGN FOR THE RYDER CUP, AND MADE ITS DEBUT ON THE WORLD STAGE WHEN IT HOSTED THE 2021 ITALIAN OPEN. THE COURSE, LOCATED JUST UNDER 15 MILES FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS COLOSSEUM IN ROME, WILL ALSO HOST THE ITALIAN OPEN THIS YEAR IN SEPTEMBER (OPPOSITE THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE PGA TOUR).
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2023 RYDER CUP IS SET TO TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE COLOSSEUM, WHICH IS ALSO USED FOR NUMEROUS CONCERTS AND EVENTS EVERY YEAR.
THE IOWA NATIVE AND WINNER OF THE 2007 MASTERS AND THE 2015 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, IN ST ANDREWS, MADE HIS RYDER CUP DEBUT AT THE K CLUB IN 2006, WHEN THE US WERE SOUNDLY BEATEN BY 'WOOSIE'S WARRIORS'.
JOHNSON HAS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 8-7-2 IN THE RYDER CUP, AND HE ANNOUNCED 2021 US CAPTAIN STEVE STRICKER AS HIS VICE CAPTAIN. JOHNSON SAID HE WAS "BEYOND PROUD" AT BECOMING US RYDER CUP CAPTAIN, AND STATED THAT HE FELT IT WAS "THE GREATEST EVENT IN GOLF". JOHNSON, 47, HAS WON 12 TIMES ON THE PGA TOUR, THE MOST RECENT COMING AT THE 2015 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, HERE IN ST ANDREWS, WHERE HE OVERCAME LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AND MARC LEISHMAN TO WIN IN A PLAYOFF.
THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHNSON CONTINUES THE CONTINUITY WHICH THE PGA OF AMERICA HAVE TRIED TO PROVIDE THROUGH THEIR RYDER CUP TASK FORCE, WHICH BECAME THE RYDER CUP COMMITTEE. JOHNSON HAS SERVED AS VICE CAPTAIN TWICE, IN 2018 AT LE GOLF NATIONAL, AND LAST YEAR AT WHISTLING STRAITS.
QUALIFICATION FOR THE TEAM WILL REMAIN AS IT WAS FOR 2021 AND THE US WILL GO TO ROME FULL OF CONFIDENCE AFTER ONE OF THEIR MOST DOMINANT DISPLAYS EVER IN THE RYDER CUP AT WHISTLING STRAITS.
THE MARCO SIMONE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT BY EUROPEAN GOLF DESIGN FOR THE RYDER CUP, AND MADE ITS DEBUT ON THE WORLD STAGE WHEN IT HOSTED THE 2021 ITALIAN OPEN. THE COURSE, LOCATED JUST UNDER 15 MILES FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS COLOSSEUM IN ROME, WILL ALSO HOST THE ITALIAN OPEN THIS YEAR IN SEPTEMBER (OPPOSITE THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE PGA TOUR).
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2023 RYDER CUP IS SET TO TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE COLOSSEUM, WHICH IS ALSO USED FOR NUMEROUS CONCERTS AND EVENTS EVERY YEAR.
Radek Kucharski
