The PGA course at Gleneagles - Photo: DR

Scotland won the right to host the Solheim Cup in 2019 after a very competitive bidding process, being on a list of ten countries that have submitted expressions of interest in hosting the event .

Planning and preparations for one of the world's most important sporting events have been going on for some time and now the dates for the event have been confirmed after careful deliberation among key partners including VisitScotland, Gleneagles, the Ladies European Tour (LET), the Ladies Profesionnal Golf Association (LPGA) and IMG.

Paul Bush, Director of Events, VisitScotland, said: “Together with LET, LPGA and other partners, we have been thinking about making this week optimal for all parties involved and ensuring that the Solheim is a success. without reservation. Of all the sports calendars we have seen and the information that has been gathered, this date will allow the Solheim Cup 2019 to be the most successful golf event in Europe and the United States. It will also be one of the highest profile golf events in world sport ”.

Mark Lichtenhein, President of the Ladies European Tour (LET), added: “The Solheim Cup has a long and rich heritage like no other event in women's golf and we are delighted to announce the dates of our next home game in Gleneagles in Scotland. Since we started the competition in 1990 with the Solheim family and the LPGA, the event has grown and grown significantly and is now a strong and globally recognized brand. By way of tour, we recognize that golf is the only Olympic sport that Europe plays as a team and we are proud to include Europe's best female golfers in the Solheim Cup. We are therefore fully determined to work with our partners to offer an exceptional event to all concerned. "

Ticket plans are being worked out to have tickets on sale at the 2017 Solheim Cup in West Des Moines as part of the official travel packages. Registration and general event information is available through www.SolheimCup2019.com.

The week kicks off with the PING Junior Solheim Cup which will take place September 8-10 at Gleneagles. This unique U18 event will be presented like never before as Scotland strive to ensure that it is the most family-oriented Solheim Cup ever. VisitScotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government, has stated the ambition to ensure that the 2019 Solheim Cup in Perthshire will serve both to play golf and to leave a lasting legacy of high participation in women's sport .

The themes of equality, innovation and experience will be the focus of all event communications, as the Solheim Cup 2019 aims to engage both the traditional golf audience and avid golf fans. sport, which improves the image of women's golf in Scotland and abroad. The Scottish Government and VisitScotland have long been supporters of women's sport, partnering with the Ricoh Women's British Open for many years and more recently greatly improving the Aberdeen Asset Ladies Scottish Open as it became a co-sanctioned LET and LPGA event. for the first time this year.

The 2019 Solheim Cup will showcase not only the astonishing assets of Scotland, the birthplace of Golf, but also the legacy of the successful 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. He will point out that Scotland is an ideal scene for big golf events as it seeks to help inspire a new generation of children to take up the game invented in their home country.