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European Tour insist that everything is on course for the Ryder Cup in 2022 at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club outside Rome.

Nevertheless, rumours will not go away that Adare Manor in Co. Limerick, owned by racing magnate JP McManus, is standing by to stage the event if the Italians do not meet their scheduled commitments.

There has been concern because the current Italian Government do not share the enthusiasm for golf of the previous administration, who won the bid in 2015 – and payment deadlines were missed in 2017. But a Tour spokesman said all current money owed has been received. Adare Manor was rebuilt in 2017 to championship-standard quality.