As the 2025 Ryder Cup is underway in New York at famed Bethpage Black, it's not too early to look ahead to 2029.
That's when golf's biennial men's tournament between the United States and Europe returns to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
General Chair of the 2029 Ryder Cup Dan Mulheran spoke to the WCCO Morning News with Tom Hauser this week, and noted the growth this contest has experienced over the years.
"It's gone from just an exhibition that was a friendly contest to a global event, and there are people that travel from all over the world to be a part of it," says Mulheran. "The TV ratings are incredible, and the social media exchanges and impressions are expected to potentially hit a billion this week."
The last time Hazeltine hosted the Cup was in 2016, a massive win for the United States - something that has become a rarity in recent years and with Europe off to a strong start this Friday morning.
Mulheran is taking notes of what is happening this week in New York, in preparation for what is coming in 2029. The Ryder Cup will return to Ireland in 2027 when Adare Manor, in County Limerick, hosts the tournament which alternates between the U.S. and Europe every two years.
"It's a tremendous event," Mulheran says. "People call it, you know, the Super Bowl of golf. And they're start starting to stop calling it the Super Bowl because they think it's bigger than that. But, yeah, the Ryder Cup, it's an immense undertaking the people in New York are doing a great job, setting it up and we're getting ready to bring it back."
Other future sites that have been announced are Camiral Costa Brava, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 2031, The Olympic Club (Lake Course) in San Francisco, California in 2033, and Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland in 2037. Europe has yet to pick a course for 2035.