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Milan (AFP) - Boasting a bird's eye view of St Peter's Basilica from the 17th tee the Marco Simone course could spark a golfing revolution in Italy if it wins the right to host the 2022 Ryder Cup.
"We are a country of 60 million people and we have only 100,000 golfers, so the potential is huge," Italian Ryder Cup bid chief Marco Durante told AFP.
"There is a perception of Italy as a small country playing a British game, but golf is now very well known in Italy.