Jousting begins in Ryder Cup battle

Ryder Cup director Richard Hills will be in Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria over the next month to help the European Tour decide which nation is best placed to host the 2022 Ryder Cup.

It’s the first truly momentous decision that will be taken under the leadership of new CEO Keith Pelley, the 51-year old Canadian who began his tenure on August 3 and immediately found himself under pressure from his opposite number on the PGA Tour, Tim Finchem.

The American decided to schedule the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational opposite the 100th staging of the Open de France without consultation with anyone else, such as the International Golf Federation.