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By Tony Jimenez
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Rome will host the Ryder Cup in 2022, the European Tour said on Monday.
The Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, situated 17km from the centre of the Italian capital, will become only the third host of the matches on Continental Europe.
The Spanish course of Valderrama staged the event in 1997 and Le Golf National, on the outskirts of Paris, will do likewise in 2018.
Italy, Austria, Germany and Spain were the four bidding nations to host the 2022 Ryder Cup.