Turkey has withdrawn its bid to stage the Ryder Cup in 2022 , leaving five nations in the running ahead of inspection visits from tournament officials which will get under way this week . Ahmet Agaoglu , president of the Turkish Golf Federation , said : 'We have greatly enjoyed working on this project and assessing whether we would be in a position to launch a viable bid to host the 2022 Ryder Cup . 'Although we believe that Turkey is now an established golfing destination , with a collection of world-class courses , it has not proven possible to secure the necessary logistical arrangements in order to proceed and so we have reluctantly decided to withdraw from the process at this time . The Ryder Cup will not being taking place in Turkey in 2022 after the Turkish Golf Federation withdrew their bid . Europe team captain Paul McGinley celebrates winning the Ryder Cup with his team last year at Gleneagles . 'We have enjoyed working with Ryder Cup Europe and firmly believe that the information gained during this period will one day allow us to revisit this incredible opportunity . ' In November the Turkish bid was reportedly withdrawn due to concerns over the number of trees which needed to be removed from the chosen course , only to be re-instated 24 hours later . Germany 's bid will be inspected on Tuesday with visits to Spain and Italy scheduled for next week . Officials from Ryder Cup Europe plan to visit Austria at the end of the month , while there is no date confirmed for the visit to Portugal . Germany , Italy , Spain , Austria and Portugal are all bidding to be hosts for the famous tournament .
Turkey has withdrawn its bid to host the 2020 Cup in 2020 . President of Turkish Golf Federation said it was not logistically possible . Germany , Spain , turkey , turkey and Portugal are the main contenders .