The completion of the Italian candidature for the 2022 Ryder Cup was made official at the Italian Embassy in London, with the signing of agreements between the Italian Golf federation and Ryder Cup Europe.  Italy competes against Austria, Germany and Spain. The location of the games selected by the Italian Golf Federation (FIG) is the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, a Roman Club.

Guests of the Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano and of Mrs Karen Terracciano were the Bid Management Team (lead by Richard Hills), Giovanni Malagò, President of CONI; Franco Chimenti, President of Coni Servizi and of the Italian Golf Federation; Stefano Manca, Secretary General; Marco Durante, Federal Councillor and Bid Coordinator; Lavinia Biagiotti, representing the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, and Chiara Geronzi, responsible for communicating the candidature and event coordinator. For the Municipality of Rome, Giovanna Marinelli, Councillor for Culture and Sport, and Mario Defacqz, Head of the Secretarial Office, were in attendance. At the meeting, also many high profile exponents of Italian businesses in London took part.

Franco Chimenti, President of the Italian Golf Federation, expressed great satisfaction: "We are proud to have received the compliments of the Ryder Cup Europe Committee, which described the Italian candidature as extremely valid. We believe we presented a project that exalts Italy's potential, which can act as a driving force for tourism and the economy in Italy. Through this candidature, FIG aims to give a further impulse to the development of golf in Italy".

The President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò (in the main photo with Alessandro Castellano and Craig Reedie, President of WADA, and member of the IOC, and in the indoor photo with Gaetano Thorel, Vice President of Marketing for Ford Europe) also complimented FiG: "On behalf of CONI and personally, I express my full support to the candidature of Italy for the Ryder Cup in 2022. It is an ambitious project, which can count on the support of the Government. To host  such an important sporting event in Rome would represent an excellent showcase for the country and would also contribute to increase the prestige of Rome's candidature for the Olympic Games in 2024. Furthermore, golf will return amongst the Olympic disciplines in Rio 2016, confirming its importance in the sporting arena". The Italian candidature, which attracted the attention of the English press (in the afternoon, a delegation of journalists met with Giovanni Malagò, Franco Chimenti and Marco Durante), will be examined by the Bid Management Team and will be compared to that of other competing countries. The verdict will not be reached before the end of October.