The Road to the First Tee: 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor

By Joanna Dimowska

14th September, 2026

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The Final Year Before the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor

Stand on the first tee at Adare Manor on an ordinary morning and, at first glance, nothing feels unusual.

The fairways are quiet beneath the early morning dew. Greenkeepers move steadily across the course, preparing it for another day of play. Guests make their way towards the clubhouse with coffee in hand before heading out onto the course. The estate wakes as it always has, with the same calm rhythm that has defined life at Adare Manor for generations.

And yet, everyone knows this is no ordinary year.

In twelve months’ time, these same fairways will become the stage for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. Temporary grandstands will rise where guests now pause to admire the view. Broadcasting spaces and hospitality villages will transform familiar corners of the estate. Hundreds of thousands of spectators will walk these paths, while millions more watch the action from around the world.

Today, however, Adare Manor exists in a moment that can only happen once.

It is the final year before everything shifts.

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Preparing Adare Manor

For the team at Adare Manor, this unique period brings a remarkable balance of continuity and change.

Every day remains dedicated to delivering the seamless experience guests have always known, while behind the scenes, preparations are under way for one of the world’s most significant sporting events.

There is no single switch to flick and no one defining moment when Adare Manor suddenly becomes a Ryder Cup venue. Instead, the transformation is gradual, through hundreds of conversations, countless decisions and noteworthy milestones that become increasingly significant with each passing month.

It is a process measured not only in construction schedules and tournament planning, but in the details that will ultimately bring the 2027 Ryder Cup to life.

From Preparation to Reality

Some moments make the scale of what is coming immediately clear.

Earlier this year, Team Europe Captain Luke Donald and United States Captain Jim Furyk returned to Adare Manor, spending time on the course that will host the 2027 Ryder Cup.

For the two captains, these visits provided an opportunity to study every contour, every approach and every potential match-defining moment of the course. Their presence offered something new: a powerful reminder that preparations had moved beyond plans and into reality.

The course that guests know today is the same course on which the world’s best players will compete for the Ryder Cup next year. Every fairway, every green and every strategic decision will soon be viewed through an entirely different lens.

One Year to Go

The next major milestone arrives this October, when Adare Manor takes part in the official One Year to Go celebrations for the 2027 Ryder Cup.

For the outside world, it will mark the beginning of the final countdown. International media will arrive. Anticipation will build. Conversations about the 2027 Ryder Cup will increasingly begin with one place: Adare Manor.

For the team at Adare Manor, however, the significance of this year goes beyond milestones, media attention and the growing excitement surrounding the tournament. It lies in the privilege of experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime event being shaped right before your very eyes.

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The Year That Only Happens Once

There will only ever be one year before Adare Manor hosts its first Ryder Cup. One opportunity to watch the transformation unfold day by day. One chance to appreciate the quiet mornings before the grandstands rise, the familiar rhythm of the resort before tournament week arrives, and the extraordinary amount of work that takes place long before the opening tee shot is struck.

For Fraser Thomson, Director of Golf Operations at Adare Manor, being part of this journey is something that carries both professional significance and personal meaning.

“Professionally, being part of the team preparing Adare Manor to host the 2027 Ryder Cup is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Personally, it’s a journey I know I’ll look back on with immense pride. Every day brings new challenges, exciting milestones and the occasional pinch-me moment. While there is a huge amount of work ahead, I’m conscious of how special this period is and how fortunate we are to be part of something that will leave a lasting legacy.”

His words capture the feeling of this extraordinary period: there is an immense amount still to be done, but there is also an awareness that this particular chapter is fleeting.

He finishes with a thought that perhaps captures this moment better than anything else:

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”

Before the First Tee

Perhaps that is the true story of this final year before the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. It is not simply a story about anticipation, preparation or the arrival of the world’s greatest golfers. It is about recognising a once-in-a-lifetime moment while it is still unfolding.

Today, the fairways remain quiet. The morning dew still settles on the course. Guests still make their way towards the first tee, coffee in hand, as they have done for years. But just beyond the horizon, something extraordinary is taking shape.

In one year, the eyes of the golfing world will turn to Adare Manor. For now, there is still time to appreciate the road to the first tee.

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