Rome, Italy: Club Car has delivered a fleet of 550 utility vehicles and golf carts to Marco Simone Golf & Country Club ahead of next month’s 44th edition of the Ryder Cup.

With the help of official Club Car distributors in the region, Germany-based Cart Care Company and Tractor Hire UK, the golf and turf utility cars arrived as the Italian venue heads into the final month of preparations for the biennial event.

“The logistics to bring hundreds of cars to one location is complex, and I applaud the teams from Club Car, Cart Care and Tractor Hire for working with the Ryder Cup and Marco Simone Golf & Country Club teams to carry this out seamlessly,” said Marco Natale, Vice President Europe Middle East Africa at Club Car, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation.

Club Car also manufactured seven custom golf cars for each team – enabling European Captain Luke Donald, US Captain Zach Johnson and their respective vice-captains to navigate the course quickly.

This is the seventh consecutive European Ryder Cup that Club Car has supported, having become an Official Supplier in 1997 – a status that was elevated to Worldwide Supplier this year.

“Having high-quality, reliable vehicles is crucial to a sporting event of this size, and we are proud to once again provide them, continuing a long-standing relationship with the Ryder Cup,” Natale added. 

The iconic red and blue cars take the spotlight, and behind the scenes Club Car’s range of golf and utility cars are used by staging teams, on-course television crews broadcasting the event around the world, greenkeeping teams, and match officials.

With nearly 300,000 attendees expected to be at Marco Simone during the week of September 25-October 1, Club Car vehicles are also used for emergency response and for assisting less-abled spectators.