(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 1 - Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said
Sunday the Ryder Cup had been a success for Rome and for Italy.
"The 2023 Ryder Cup has been a historic success for Rome and
Italy. My compliments to Team Europe for their splendid
victory," he said.
"It's been beautiful to see the best golfers in the world play
in front of tens of thousands of people, passionate like at a
football match.
"The emotions, the moments of tension and the spectacular plays
will remain impressed in our collective memory.
"This great sporting event has brought a wave of enthusiasm and
passion to our community, demonstrating that Rome is an
extraordinarily hospitable city and perfectly able to organize
events of an international scope.
"All the planned works were realized in the scheduled
time-frames and the whole organizational machine worked to the
best."
Among the hugely successful figures notched up, he said were 62
million TV viewers around the world, and 270,000 tourists
presences in the city. (ANSA).