Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome – site of the 2023 Ryder Cup between teams from the U.S. and Europe – originally was designed by David Mezzacane and Jim Fazio and opened in 1989.
The layout was completely renovated in 2018-2020 by a team of European Golf Design led by Dave Sampson in conjunction with Tom Fazio II, a leading American architect and the son of Jim Fazio – Tom Fazio worked for his dad on the original layout. The renovation included a complete rerouting of the hilly layout with the Ryder Cup in mind. With 155 feet of elevation change across the course, the holes were laid out to favor match play, with several drivable par 4s.
Marco Simone – a public-access layout with tee times available on the course’s website – will play to a par of 72 with the scorecard showing 7,268 yards. It’s likely the host European team will adjust yardages in attempt to benefit itself. The rough has been reported to be deep and thick heading into the Ryder Cup, putting an emphasis on accurate tee shots to relatively tight fairways.
Thanks to a yardage book provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the players face at the Ryder Cup. Check out the maps of each hole below.
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 3 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/1f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway01.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 5 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/2f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway02.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 7 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/3f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway03.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 9 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/4f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway04.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 11 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/5f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway05.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 13 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/6f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway06.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 15 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/7f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway07.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 17 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/8f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway08.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 19 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/9f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway09.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 21 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/10f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway10.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 23 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/11f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway11.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 25 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/12f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway12.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 27 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/13f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway13.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 29 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/14f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway14.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 31 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/15f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway15.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 33 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/16f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway16.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 35 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/17f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway17.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
![Check the yardage book: Marco Simone for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy 37 Marco Simone](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2023/09/18f-S.S.-Golf-Marco-Simone-Championship-_Fairway18.jpg)
The StrackaLine yardage book for Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, site of the 2023 Ryder Cup (Courtesy of StrackaLine)