Erik Van Rooyen 33/1 © Volvo China Open Richard Castka/Sportpixgolf.com
The European Tour heads to Rome, Italy and the Olgiata Golf Club which was designed by Ken Cotton/Frank Pennink and opened for play in 1962 with another nine holes being added later, making the club a 27-hole complex.
Olgiata Golf Club is around 12-miles from the centre of Rome with the Olgiata area having a very rich history that dates back over 3000 years with the lands becoming battlefields for the great families of Anguillara, Orsini, and the Chigi, fighting not only each other but several popes. Moving forward a few thousand years the lands would become a stud farm, producing world class thoroughbreds like Nearco in the 1930s and Ribot in the 1950s, there is also a horse racing track to the south of this amazing golf and residential complex.
