p>ANTALYA, Turkey – Recent reports have suggested that the ongoing economic and political instability in Italy could jeopardize the 2022 Ryder Cup which is scheduled to be played outside of Rome. On Saturday at the Turkish Airlines Open, European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley dismissed those concerns.
“I’ve said all along the Ryder Cup in 2022 is going to Italy,” said Pelley, who added that the tour’s Ryder Cup support team is in Italy this week meeting with local officials. “Italy in 2022 is a story that people talk about but we had conversations this week about the opening ceremony being in the Colosseum.