As the singles matches at this year's Ryder Cup take centre stage, some are already casting their eyes towards the 2027 edition of the competition. The famous event alternates between Europe and the United States, which means Europe gets the next edition after the 2025 battle at Bethpage Black Course in Long Island. The last four European-hosted Ryder Cups have taken place in Italy, France, Scotland and Wales, in reverse order.
Team Europe has triumphed on each occasion, and some of the 2025 players weren't even born when the USA last claimed an 'away' win in 1993. In 2027, the Ryder Cup heads to Ireland for the first time since 2006. Adare Manor was selected as the venue back in 2019, with the event originally due to take place in 2026 only for the the Covid-19 pandemic to shift the competition back to odd-numbered years.
The Adare Manor course, located in County Limerick, previously hosted the Irish Open in 2007 and 2008. It has also been the setting for the J.P. McManus Pro-Am three times, most recently in 2022 when Xander Schauffele narrowly beat his Ryder Cup colleague Sam Burns.
The last time Ireland welcomed the Ryder Cup to its shores, the K Club in County Kildare was the host venue. Europe clinched a resounding 18.5-9.5 victory, with Ian Woosnam leading the European team to success.
The 2027 tournament is set to take place from 13th to 19th September, with the initial four days dedicated to preparation. As per tradition, the matches will run from Friday through to Sunday - with singles matches on the final day.
Adare Manor staff headed to Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome in 2023 to witness Europe's triumph against Team USA and get a feel for what it takes to host the Ryder Cup. "This is like three Champions League finals, three days in a row," declared Adare's golf course superintendent Alan MacDonnell, vowing that he and his team would be "ready for it".
In that 2023 edition, Team Europe took an early lead and never looked back. For the first time in Ryder Cup history, Team USA managed not a single victory throughout Friday's proceedings, whilst honours remained even across both Saturday and Sunday as the Europeans maintained their stranglehold.
"I really can't believe that we would out-prepare the American team and they weren't going to out-prepare us," Justin Rose reflected after the triumph.
"Obviously, something clicked for us. There was just a feeling we had as a group that was very strong, a certain unspoken energy.
"We bonded incredibly well. And I believe we wanted it more," continued Rose, who debuted in the Ryder Cup back in 2008 and features in Europe's 2025 squad for the weekend at Bethpage Black Course.
"Nothing will ever be better than 2012 at Medinah, but, yeah, there was a similar sense of purpose and sense of optimism."
