Golf
The Ryder Cup
September · Subject to availability
Biennial, late September — host venue and dates to be confirmed
Three days of match play between Europe and the United States, held every second year and alternating between the two continents.
The Ryder Cup is contested every second year between teams representing Europe and the United States, with the host continent alternating each cycle. Match play produces an atmosphere unlike any other event in golf: no prize money, partisan galleries, and a level of pressure that regularly undoes players who are untroubled by ordinary competition. The three days are structured as foursomes and fourballs before the Sunday singles, and the outcome is frequently unresolved until the final matches. Because the venue changes each cycle and is announced years in advance by the organisers, planning is a matter of committing early to a region rather than to a fixture. Accommodation within reach of any host course is taken well before the year begins.
- Month
- September
- Recommended stay
- 4 nights
- Nearest airports
- Determined by the host venue
- Typical clientele
- Golf club members and serious followers of the game, corporate hospitality groups at scale, European and American business principals, and families travelling for the match as a fixed biennial commitment.
Why it matters
It is the only occasion on which golf is played as a team sport at the highest level, and the atmosphere that produces has no equivalent in the game. The biennial rhythm and the rotating host continent make it an event that principals plan around years ahead rather than annually, and the surrounding hospitality is the largest of any golf occasion.
How access is arranged
Admission and hospitality are administered by the organisers and arranged with authorised hospitality providers where such programmes exist, by introduction and subject to availability. Scott & Vale coordinates travel, accommodation, movement and dining around the host venue once it is confirmed.
Scott & Vale coordinates travel, accommodation, ground and air movement, security, dining and itinerary design around this occasion, and makes introductions to authorised hospitality providers where such programmes exist. The firm does not sell, allocate, resell or guarantee admission.
Hospitality and travel
Where to stay
- Determined by the host region once confirmed
Properties are listed as editorial guidance. Scott & Vale holds no inventory and no claimed relationship with any property named here.
Arrival by air
- Determined by the host venue Aviation planning is settled once the organisers confirm the course for the cycle.
Helicopter. Rotations are ordinarily arranged for each host venue, since road capacity around a Ryder Cup course is the principal constraint on all three days.
Dining
- Determined by the host region once confirmed
Reservations are requested on a member's behalf, subject to availability.
Suggested itinerary
- 01 Day One Arrival ahead of the practice days, with regional golf arranged where the schedule allows.
- 02 Day Two The opening day of competition, foursomes and fourballs, from an early start.
- 03 Day Three The second day of competition, with the evening kept clear; the match frequently turns here.
- 04 Day Four The Sunday singles, then departure the following morning once the local roads clear.
Scott & Vale support
- Private Jet
- Helicopter
- Luxury Hotels
- Private Villas
- Luxury Chauffeur
- Corporate Hospitality
- Restaurant Reservations
- Personal Concierge
Enquiry
Plan this properly, and plan it early.
An enquiry reaches the team directly with the context of this entry attached. A member of the team will respond within the hour, wherever you are.
Frequently asked
Where is the next match held?
The host venue is confirmed by the organisers several years ahead and alternates between European and United States courses. Details are published by the organisers.
How far in advance should arrangements be made?
Accommodation within an hour of any host course is committed twelve to eighteen months ahead. Later planning means a longer daily journey.
How is admission handled?
By the organisers. Scott & Vale does not sell, allocate or guarantee admission, and makes introductions to authorised hospitality providers only where such programmes exist.
What does Scott & Vale arrange?
Travel, accommodation, ground and air movement, dining and the itinerary around the host venue for the cycle.
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