Golf courses in Rome

Rome is not a primary golf destination but has placed itself firmly on the international golf map with the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. The course, twenty kilometres north-east of the city, hosted one of the most dramatic editions of the match in years and drew global attention to a course that had previously been known mainly to Italian golfers. Marco Simone now attracts visitors who want to play where Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland created their defining moments, and the course delivers — challenging, well conditioned and with a setting that is typically Roman in its slightly disordered grandeur. Olgiata Golf Club, one of Italy's most prestigious private courses, and Golf Club Parco de' Medici are among the other top options within the greater Rome area. Rome Fiumicino Airport has excellent connections from across Europe and the Netherlands. The city itself is, of course, one of the greatest in the world: the Colosseum, the Vatican, the Pantheon and an endless sequence of piazzas, fountains and churches that would justify the trip without a single hole of golf. For those who want to combine the Eternal City with a round on a genuine Ryder Cup course, the opportunity is now very real. Tee times at most Rome-area courses are easy to book online via Leading Courses.