Italy is organising two special golfing events in Rome and Milan this weekend in preparation for hosting the Ryder Cup later this year for the first time. The first event in the "Road to Rome 2023" programme, designed to let people discover golf and to promote the sport, will be held in Rome's Villa Borghese, on Via delle Magnolie, and in Milan's Piazza del Duomo.

The Golf in Piazza initiative will comprise 12 test stations and will take place in both Italian cities on Saturday 11 February from 10.00 to 17.00. The Rome event will be attended by Italy's deputy premier and foreign affairs minister Antonio Tajani, tourism minister Daniela Santanchè, sport and youth minister Andrea Abodi, Federgolf president Franco Chimenti and the head of the Ryder Cup 2023 project Gian Paolo Montali.