The 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome boosted economic activity in Italy by €262 million, according to a report by researchers from Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC). The figure marks a record for a Ryder Cup held in Europe and an 11 percent increase on the 2018 edition at Le Golf National in Paris. The report considered spending by all spectators and other event attendees, plus all organizational spending, including on the course and infrastructure upgrades, and other indirect or induced spending.
Europe, led by Captain Luke Donald, reclaimed the 2023 Ryder Cup with a 16½ -11½ victory against the US. It was the first time the biennial contest had been held in Italy and only the third time in continental Europe, following Spain in 1997 and France in 2018.
More than 271,000 fans from 100 different countries attended the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. Around 19 percent of the visitors decided to extend their visit before or following the sporting event. Furthermore, the report found that almost two-thirds of international spectators expressed a desire to return to Italy for leisure purposes in the next year.
To estimate the direct economic impact of the 2023 match at three geographic levels – Rome, Lazio and Italy – as well as the wider economic activity boosted by the event, the team from Sheffield Hallam University utilized the same eventIMPACTS.com compliant approach as used previously in Scotland (2014) and France (2018).
The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held at the Bethpage Black Course in New York. Then, the Adare Manor Resort in Ireland will host the next European edition in 2027, when the Ryder Cup celebrates its centenary.
