Sweden pulls out of 2018 Ryder Cup race 31/03/2010 |
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Sweden has withdrawn from the race to host the 2018 Ryder Cup because of a lack of funding.
It will instead switch its focus to the 2022 event, the Swedish Golf Federation and Scandinavian Golf Event Management (SGEM) said on Tuesday.
The decision leaves France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain to compete for the right to stage the 2018 contest.
Jacob Wallenberg, chairman of SGEM – the company behind the Swedish bid – said: “The Ryder Cup is a fantastic event and it is regrettable that it was not possible to resolve the funding for 2018. However, Sweden needs major events and one of these may be the Ryder Cup. We will work to ensure we can make a new application for 2022.”
Richard Hills, Ryder Cup director, added: “These are challenging times and we appreciate the complexities of preparing a submission which meets all the necessary criteria.
“Swedish golfers have played a leading role in Europe’s recent Ryder Cup successes and we hope that Sweden will be in a position to make a vigorous bid to stage the event when it returns to Europe in 2022.”
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