Inaspect Team Europe’s Ryder Cup bonding journey as they search Ryder Cup revenge

Team Europe have already begun their plot for Ryder Cup redemption, after arriving on the host course Marco Simone earlier this week. The Europeans head into this yr’s occasion on the again of a heavy defeat by the hands of the Americans two years earlier.

Team USA secured a record-breaking 19-9 victory over their European rivals at Whistling Straits in 2021, with many backing the American setup to start a interval of Ryder Cup domination. Two years on although, issues are a lot completely different with a new-look Team Europe able to go on dwelling soil.

In a bid to make sure they’re prepared and raring to go come September 29, captain Luke Donald has already taken his 12-man staff to Italy to scout out the lay of the land at Marco Simone. It has been a busy week for the Europeans, with a gaggle of them flying straight out to the Italian capital after ending up on the Irish Open. 

Their journey additionally comes the identical week because the DP World Tour’s largest occasion of the yr, with the BMW PGA Championship going down at Wentworth which kicks off on Thursday. Giving an perception into the plans, Captain Donald mentioned: “We have a follow journey the Monday of Wentworth. I’ll be flying Sunday night to satisfy the remainder of the fellows there.

“We will play Monday and then head back to Wentworth Tuesday morning.” Europe’s largest names Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, and Justin Rose all took to the Italian course on Monday. And they have been in fact joined by Ryder Cup rookies Robert MacIntyre, Sepp Straka, Nicolai Hojgaard, and Ludvig Aberg.

Despite the dearth of Ryder Cup expertise, one debutant particularly is aware of the Marco Simone course higher than most in MacIntyre. The Scot is aware of precisely what it takes to win across the Roman setup, after touchdown the 2022 Italian Open on the identical venue 11 months earlier.