Beckenbauer long as he wins the Ryder Cup to Germany

It is a nice picture. Martin Kaymer, wrapped in a blue flag, on the twelve gold stars twinkle. Before tens of thousands of cheering Germans and thousands of golf fans from all over the world, he stemmt for Europe the Ryder Cup into the air. Cut! Waking up, the dream is over. Or is it merely postponed?

In 2018 could become a reality, so far all case was audacious imagination. In recent days, the German candidature for the direction of the then 42nd Duel between the best golfers from the United States and Europe to ride. Been a long time spukte the idea of an orientation of the Ryder Cup on German soil in the minds of many, but this was more fantasy than realistic option. Because traditionally has been the focus of the Ryder Cup from the European Tour Order via di Mufti awarded, with the exception of 1997, when the Spanish Cup in Valderrama held in a country always on one of the islands of Britain.

This dogma has fallen. In October 2006 opened the European Tour continental Europe's door and wrote the first orientation to the application from. Germany did not hesitate for long. One day before Christmas Eve of 2006 formulated the German Golf Association (DGV), the PGA of Australia and the Gulf Langer GmbH, a joint paper in which the European Tour over the German interest in a direction has been notified. Relation with the request, criteria for the requirements of an orientation to the hand. Two years needed the European Tour, only last week held Florian Bruns as managing director of the now established the RC Germany GmbH reply in the hands. "Now we know that we can," said Bruns. "We now know the criteria and see ourselves in a position to fulfill."

A great part in it, Martin Kaymer. Because essential ingredient for a successful application is a "local hero" as European Tour director George O'Grady in an interview with WORLD explains. So the prospect is that a German golfer in 2018 part of the European Ryder Cup team will be. In addition, it requires so O 'Grady, "an emerging market, the support of business and politics as well as a reasonable place." With the former Germany can wait. Golf is booming. This year alone, the number of members of the DGV around 24 961 to 552 388. At all other things, the RC Germany GmbH in the coming months work. "The Ryder Cup to Germany to get all our stated goal. We as a country in the past proven in the field of major sporting events Uniquely, not just organizationally, but also emotionally, to be able to afford," said Bernhard Langer, together with his brother Erwin on the advisory board of RC sit Germany GmbH.

Whether the German application was successful, decided in October 2010. Then the European Tour on the outskirts of the Ryder Cup in 2010, Newport, Wales announce who in 2018 will be hosted. Germany should receive the award, could be the year 2018 to the historic sports year. For 2011 the IOC awarded the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 - a promising candidate is Munich.