Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced a sizeable war chest supporting Hulton Park’s bid to host the Ryder Cup.
The Mayor has set aside a £70 million package with a focus on the infrastructure around a new golf course in Bolton which would host the 2035 edition.
“We’re deadly serious about it. We believe we can land [the Ryder Cup] and now it’s a case of putting in a firm bid next month and hopefully a decision soon,” Burnham said.
Burnham reported ‘promising conversations’ with organisers, and the announcement came as part of a series of projects aiming to boost the economy of the Greater Manchester area.
England hasn’t hosted the Ryder Cup since 2002, when Europe beat America at the Belfry. The funding might be there as per Burnham’s declaration, but these things often come down to the willingness of government support. You can read about that here.
This move would also have the support of European Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood, who says it would be ‘incredible’ to bring the event to the north west.
As for 2031, the Ryder Cup is going back to Spain.
The matches between Europe and the USA will be held at Camiral in Costa Brava near Barcelona, 34 years after the event went to Valderrama.
Reports had strongly linked Camiral with staging the event – what used to be called PGA Catalunya.
The Hulton Park project had given up hope of hosting the Ryder Cup in 2031 with new attention on 2035, while the team at Luton Hoo in the south had hoped it could be their turn in five years.
“When the opportunity came at Luton Hoo two years ago, I just fell in love with the place and thought, this is something,” Surinder Arora told NCG, the owner of Luton Hoo and the Arora Group.
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“We can bring the Ryder Cup here and put Bedfordshire on the world map and create something really special as a legacy, so that’s the dream at Luton Hoo. You’ve got an amazing character and history. The main mansion is Grade I Listed, and the Capability Brown ground.”
The first Ryder Cup was held in 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts, and the first one held in Great Britain was at Moortown Golf Club in Leeds.
The tournament alternates from the United States to Europe to give Team USA and Team Europe a home advantage every other year.
A variety of golf courses have held the Ryder Cup and the captain of the home side is given the chance to shape the course conditions to their strengths.
America wanted to build on their crushing win over Europe at Whistling Straits in 2021 with a side rich in quality and full of PGA Tour stars, but Luke Donald’s blue and gold side won the trophy back in Italy.
Luke Donald will hope to maintain his unbeaten record at the event in 2025. We’ve looked at which venues will host the Ryder Cup in the coming years as we now have the revelation of the Ryder Cup 2031 venue.
Let’s take a look at the future Ryder Cup venues…
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Ryder Cup 2031: Future Ryder Cup venues
2025
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York
Bethpage has hosted three major championships and two PGA Tour events. Established in 1936 and designed by Joseph Burbeck and A.W Tillinghast, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship at this venue in 2019 which was the last time it held a major.
This course is known to provide a stiff test and in Ryder Cup terms, it will attract raucous US fans from the surrounding areas. Bradley and Team USA will look to take the cup back by using what will be a passionate home contingent.
2027
Adare Manor, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
In South Ireland, you’ll find Adare Manor 10 miles from Limerick. The venue dates back to the 19th century but the golf course only goes back three decades. It was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr and was redesigned by Tom Fazio.
The course hosted the Irish Open in both 2007 and 2008. Fazio then redesigned the course, which was reopened in 2018. It has been created using the natural beauty of its surroundings and the sweeping banks of the River Maigue.
2029
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
Robert Trent Jones Sr also masterminded Hazeltine National which hosted America’s win against Europe at the 2016 Ryder Cup. It was opened in 1962 and hosted the PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009, and also the Women’s PGA Championship in 2019.
2031
Camiral
Once a venue on the DP World Tour and for DP World Tour Q-School, Camiral has been named as a Ryder Cup host venue. Europe will look to keep the Ryder Cup on home soil, in the country where Seve Ballesteros and many of the continent’s best players hail from.
2033
The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
Webb Simpson won the US Open in 2012 which was the last major to be held at Olympic. It was designed by Sam Whiting and Willie Watson and first opened in 1860. It is a place rich with history and it is the oldest athletic club in America. It has hosted five US Opens, the 2021 US Women’s Open and three US Amateurs.
2035
Europe – to be confirmed
2037
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
Situated in Bethesda, Maryland, Congressional was opened in 1924 and has been used as a PGA Tour venue and a major venue for three US Opens and the 1976 PGA Championship. There is the blue course, designed by Devereux Emmet and Robert Trent Jones Sr and the gold course, designed by Emmet, George Fazio and Tom Fazio.
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