Ryder Cup captains Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker have welcomed the event’s postponement for 12 months.
The biennial contest between the United States and Europe will now be held at Whistling Straits in September 2021 and every two years thereafter.
Continuing concerns over coronavirus meant the Wisconsin venue was unable to host fans this year – a scenario both captains, plus organisers and the majority of players likely to be involved, were not in favour of.
Guy Kinnings, Europe’s Ryder Cup director, believes postponement may actually benefit European golf with Rome having an extra year to prepare and Ireland’s Adare Manor now hosting the centenary event in 2027.
“Economics do come into it but I do believe there are some really strong benefits in 2023, it will allow Rome to be an even stronger event,” he said.
“I think the opportunity of having the centenary, which none of us had envisaged, will allow us to build on the heritage Ireland has embraced, we saw it last year with the Open Championship.”
The Ryder Cup’s move means the 2021 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, will now be played the following September.
