Marco Simone's routing offers views of the Roman countryside and some of the city's great landmarks. The original Jim Fazio design opened in the late 1990s then underwent a complete remodel between 2018 and 2021 to prepare it for the 2023 Ryder Cup. European Golf Design, working with Tom Fazio II, Jim’s son, rebuilt and re-routed the holes with match play in mind, creating a consistent theme of risk-reward holes and high-stakes drives. A majority of the par 4s and par 5s possess strands of bunkers that eat into the landing areas where the professionals typically hit their drives, causing players to decide if they have the horsepower to carry them, the nerve to try to maneuver one around them, or to lay back into a conservative position. The closing holes include a potentially drivable par 4 and the massive par-5 18th with water left of the green.