Gleneagles not a Ryder Cup back up plan

Gleneagles is not on “standby” to host next year’s Ryder Cup, despite claims that some of the American players are anxious about playing in France after recent terrorist incidents. 

It was recently reported that a "secret plan" had been drawn up for the 2018 event to be switched to Gleneagles at short notice.

European Tour CEO Keith Pelley said, "To be honest, we chuckled at that story and it seemed every day that we chuckled a little louder because that's not true. We did not have any conversation internally. We've had no conversations with Gleneagles. We've had no conversations with the Scottish Police. We've had no conversations with the Scottish Government." 

The claim about the 42nd Ryder Cup "came in the wake of an attack at Paris Orly airport last month." Pelley: "We didn't even feel the need to respond because, quite frankly, it is nonsensical. It is just not going to happen.”

So that's that then. It would have been a spectacular over–reaction, but there could have been some substance to it, given that numerous players withdrew from the Turkish Airlines Open over security fears.

Related:

Ryder Cup countdown begins as ticketing registration opens