Team Europe captain Catriona Matthew will nominate her four candidates for the Solheim Cup 2019 on Monday 12 August at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, the day after the final qualifying event, the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club .

Solheim Cup 2019: Catriona Matthew will announce her choices at Gleneagles

Catriona Matthew - © Ladies European Tour

Fans will be able to follow Matthew's announcement at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire live on Sky Sports from 15pm. The 12 team members will all be in Gleneagles for a morning practice followed by a press conference and media interviews.

The 2019 Solheim Cup takes place September 9-15, with growing anticipation as the famous event on the PGA Centenary Course nears Gleneagles.

The event will be held for the third time in Scotland and Europe will try to grab the trophy by snatching it from the Americans after their loss in Des Moines, Iowa in 2017.

The eight automatic qualifiers will include the first three on the Ladies European Tour points list, followed by the next five in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings following the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, which ends in the afternoon. from Sunday August 11.

Matthew said: “Preparing for the Solheim Cup squad announcement is going to be a very exciting time, with two European majors, the Evian Championship and the AIG Women's British Open, leading to an exciting climax at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, where I'm sure we'll see a lot of outstanding performances from potential Team Europe members. "

“This is an important moment, not only for women's golf, but also for women's sport in general, with a tailwind blowing across the world. We are doing everything in our power to take advantage of it and we call on everyone, fans and media alike, to come and support Team Europe ”.

The Solheim Cup will be broadcast to over 600 million homes worldwide, with a match-play format aimed at reaching both traditional golf audiences and sports fans in general, raising the profile of women's golf. in Scotland and abroad.

The Scottish government wants the Solheim Cup 2019 to be the best edition and the most family-friendly golf event in history with around 100 spectators expected at Gleneagles. Ticket prices are only £ 000 (approx. € 25) for adults with children under 27 admitted free.

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The 2019 Solheim Cup will be contested from September 13 to 15 at Gleneagles