VIRGINIA WATER, England — France will host the Ryder Cup for the first time in 2018 on Le Golf National course near Paris.

The French bid was selected Tuesday over competition from rival candidates Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands.

“The decision ... is a real honor for our country, the French Golf Federation and all the public and private partners who have supported the bid,” said Pascal Grizot, the head of the Ryder Cup commission at the French federation.