{"id":294386,"date":"2023-09-29T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294386"},"modified":"2023-09-29T09:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:35:40","slug":"hordes-of-ryder-cup-fans-race-to-grab-a-seat-at-first-tee-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/hordes-of-ryder-cup-fans-race-to-grab-a-seat-at-first-tee-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Hordes of Ryder Cup fans race to grab a seat at first tee in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Thousands of Ryder Cup fans desperately sprint to grab a seat around the raucous first tee in Rome at 6:30am with 4,700 expected to attend day one of the clash between Europe and the USA<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Excited golf fans race for a seat at first tee at Marco Simone Golf &amp; Country Club<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Europe are hoping to reclaim the Ryder Cup following Wisconsin defeat in 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ryder Cup LIVE: Follow all the action on Day 1 via Mail Sport&#8217;s live commentary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 44th Ryder Cup got off to a lively start as an estimated 4,700 spectators raced to grab the best seats at the first tee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In scenes reminiscent of the Grand National, fans gathered at the entrance of the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club before being let loose as dawn broke.<\/p>\n<p>The seats at the first tee were filled within minutes as many enjoyed a rush before the action had even gotten underway.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage shows supporters giving their all to be sure a good view of the start of the action in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Although ticket sales among locals have been underwhelming for the first-ever Ryder Cup in Italy, there were plenty of British golf fans among the opening day crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/08\/75967581-12574353-image-a-10_1695973918260.jpg\" height=\"999\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Golf fans could be seen racing to the seats at the first tee on the opening morning of the 44th edition of the Ryder Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/09\/75955319-12574353-Around_32_per_cent_of_the_50_000_expected_each_day_will_hail_fro-a-11_1695975064414.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Around 32 per cent of the 50,000 expected each day will hail from Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Team Europe are looking to recover from their heavy 19-9 defeat two years ago in Wisconsin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of hope that they can regain the trophy though, as it has now been 30 years since the US claimed victory on European soil.<\/p>\n<p>With the early morning battle for seats out of the way, fans have been treated to an exhilarating start to the tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/09\/75967933-12574353-image-a-12_1695975375308.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>World No.1 Scottie Scheffler got the action underway this morning at the Marco Simone Golf &amp; Country Club<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/09\/75967947-12574353-image-a-13_1695975450741.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Europe have made a strong start in the opening foursomes clash, with Jon Rahm chipping in at the 10th hole<\/p>\n<p>The European pair of Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton got the competition started at 06:35 (BST) against the USA&#8217;s Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>World No.1 Scheffler played the first shot of the day but it is the European team who have made the stronger start in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Luke Donald selected 2023 Masters winner Rahm for the opening foursomes clash to &#8216;unleash fire&#8217; on the US team, and the decision has paid off so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian Viktor Hovlund, who landed a stunning hole-in-one during the final day of practice, also chipped in at the first hole to improve Europe&#8217;s start further.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12574353\/Ryder-Cup-fans-race-grab-seat-tee-4-700-people-gather-Marco-Simone-Golf-Country-Club-Europe-reclaim-trophy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Ryder Cup fans desperately sprint to grab a seat around the raucous first tee in Rome at 6:30am <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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