Ryder Cup: Denmark withdraw from race to host 2022 contest
Thursday 13 November 2014 21:10, UK
Denmark has dropped out of the running to host the 2022 Ryder Cup, leaving six candidates remaining.
Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey remain in the battle to stage the event in eight years’ time, with the announcement of host country and venue to be named during the autumn of 2015.
Turkey have performed a U-turn after indicating they would wait until 2026 to construct a purpose-built venue.
Ryder Cup director Richard Hills, said: "The bidding process has a number of important milestones and we very much look forward to working with the six bidding nations, their representatives and their national golf federations in developing the specifics of their respective 2022 bids.
"The key criteria we have in place ensure we evaluate each bid equally on both its sporting and commercial merits, while allowing us to judge each bid fairly and thoroughly."
The six bidding nations will host a series of meetings and inspection visits by Ryder Cup Europe officials between now and April 30, 2015, the date by which a formal submission needs to be made.
