GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — A hole-by-hole have a look at Marco Simone, web site of the forty fourth Ryder Cup matches that begin Sept. 29:
NO. 1, 445 YARDS, PAR 4: The daring play is to problem the left bunker on the slight dogleg left and maintain wanting two bunkers on the precise. That may go away a brief iron to the inexperienced. To play it safer will go away a mid-iron to a inexperienced protected by a steep ridge in entrance of a big bunker to the left.
NO. 2, 476 YARDS, PAR 4: A 275-yard shot ought to cowl a bunker, with two extra bunkers past it. The protected shot is a shorter membership to the precise. There’s a bunker about 45 yards wanting the inexperienced, and a extreme slope past and left of the inexperienced.
NO. 3, 453 YARDS, PAR 4: The deep native grass provides two choices. A protected, straight shot leaves a mid-iron to a barely elevated inexperienced. Huge hitters can attempt to minimize the precise nook of the dogleg, however the fairway is framed by the deep stuff.
NO. 4, 185 YARDS, PAR 3: The opening performs barely downhill and must be little greater than a brief iron to a two-tiered inexperienced. Two bunkers to the precise must be prevented.
NO. 5, 376 YARDS, PAR 4: The primary water hazard on the course provides gamers an choice to hit driver down the precise facet and go away a brief iron to the inexperienced, or play wanting the water and go away an extended shot to the inexperienced.
NO. 6, 383 YARDS, PAR 4: Gamers could have the choice of enjoying quick of a big bunker on the precise facet or squeezing driver over the bunker and leaving a flip wedge to inexperienced with a number of ridges.
NO. 7, 219 YARDS, PAR 3: The opening can play wherever from 145 yards to 220 yards relying on tees and notably pin positions on this lengthy, kidney-shaped inexperienced that has two bunkers within the entrance. Two putts from lengthy vary on this inexperienced must be adventurous.
NO. 8, 503 YARDS, PAR 5: This will probably be simply reachable in two, however the drive should keep wanting the water, which wraps all around the left facet of the inexperienced. Anybody having to put up has to maintain it down the precise facet for a superb angle with the wedge.
NO. 9, 587 YARDS, PAR 5: The drive should keep away from two bunkers on the precise earlier than considering whether or not to attempt to attain the inexperienced in two. This runs reverse the eighth gap, and there’s a small space of water left of the inexperienced. The difficulty is lengthy into native grass for the bunkers framing the precise facet of the inexperienced.
NO. 10, 455 YARDS, PAR 4: A robust drive to the middle of the golf green leaves a brief or mid-iron to the inexperienced that’s protected by two bunkers on the precise.
NO. 11, 330 YARDS, PAR 4: The way to method this reachable par 4 is determined by the pin place. The opening performs barely uphill, a steep slope quick and proper sends ball right into a despair space. A again left pin may lead gamers to put up due to the bunkers down the left facet.
NO. 12, 554 YARDS, PAR 5: An correct driver will present for a protracted iron to achieve the two-tiered greens. Par is prone to lose the opening right here.
NO. 13, 145 YARDS, PAR 3: The issue of this quick par 3 is the inexperienced being uncovered and topic to wind. The large miss is to the left of this two-tiered inexperienced.
NO. 14, 495 YARDS, PAR 4: This lengthy par 4 performs barely downhill, and solely large hitters may attempt to cowl the 2 bunkers on the left of this slight dogleg. The secret is to keep away from a deep bunker on the precise facet of the inexperienced.
NO. 15, 478 YARDS, PAR 4: Bunkers are to the precise on the tee shot and must be prevented to go away a mid-iron to a inexperienced that options three bunkers guarding the precise facet.
NO. 16, 352 YARDS, PAR 4: The protected play is a 200-yard tee shot that units up a wedge to the inexperienced with a pond to the precise. However will probably be tempting to hit driver which should fly 300 yards to cowl a creek, with two bunkers guarding the inexperienced and the water on the precise.
NO. 17, 206 YARDS, PAR 3: The opening slopes to the left, nevertheless it’s hassle to get tee pictures caught in thick grass above the inexperienced to the precise. A big bunker is entrance and proper.
NO. 18, 626 YARDS, PAR 5: For matches that get this far, the benefit is to the longer hitters who can attain in two. However there’s a water hazard that juts out quick and left of the inexperienced. There’s a bunker wanting the inexperienced, and the protected miss is a bunker on the precise facet.
