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Scotland States Its Case for the 2019 Solheim Cup Sep 25, 2015 11:17 BST Scotland states its case for The 2019 Solheim Cup Ladies European Tour officials have undertaken a site inspection of The Gleneagles Hotel as part of the next stage of Scotland’s bid to host The 2019 Solheim Cup. A delegation from the Ladies European Tour, which owns the event, spent two days touring the hotel, golf courses and other facilities as well as hearing presentations from various partners involved in the bid, including EventScotland, The Scottish Government, Gleneagles, Perth & Kinross Council, Transport Scotland and Police Scotland. The five-strong delegation, which included chief executive Ivan Khodabakhsh and members of the Ladies European Tour board, were also greeted at the Scottish Parliament by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland looked to outline its strengths as a world-class host to major events. Khodabakhsh commented: “On behalf of the Ladies European Tour we were delighted to visit Gleneagles and meet with the many stakeholders behind the Scottish bid to host The 2019 Solheim Cup. The quality of the presentations and the experience of the team behind the bid was extremely impressive as well as the world renowned facilities at Gleneagles Hotel. “It was very opportune to visit exactly 12 months on from the Ryder Cup Matches which was hosted to an exceptional level and to see the commitment and desire from everyone to deliver the same stage for the largest ladies professional golf tournament in the world in 2019.” Scotland’s submission, which proposes staging the event on the world- renowned PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles, would see The Solheim Cup return to Scotland for the first time in almost 20 years. The Ladies European Tour will now consider the detail behind Scotland’s bid before deciding on the host venue for 2019 towards the end of October. Paul Bush, Director of Events with VisitScotland, said: “We were delighted to welcome Ivan and his team from the Ladies European Tour to Scotland and Gleneagles to show them what a wonderful venue this would be for The 2019 Solheim Cup. “Scotland is recognised as a world-class host of major events and we are proud of the bid we have submitted to the Ladies European Tour to host the most prestigious event in women’s golf. We very much look forward to hearing the outcome of their deliberations and, if successful, staging The Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.” - ENDS - For more information contact: David Connor Golf PR Manager VisitScotland 0131 472 2063 07794 046 295 [email protected] Notes to Editors • The Solheim Cup is one of the biggest women’s sporting events on the planet and has been played biennially since 1990 (changing to odd years in 2003 following the reshuffling of the golfing calendar in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001) • Scotland has a proud association with the event having hosted it on two previous occasions: Dalmahoy Country Club in 1992 and Loch Lomond Golf Club in 2000. • Scotland’s Dale Reid has twice captained the European Team – in 2000 and 2002 – while Catriona Matthew has played a total of 33 matches across seven events, winning 19 points in the process. • Matthew also famously holed the winning putt at Barseback Country Club in Sweden in 2003 • Scotland already has a strong track record of supporting women’s professional golf with the Ladies Scottish Open (which began in 1986) supported by VisitScotland since 2007 and the Women’s British Open having been played here three of the last five years, with future commitments already made for 2017 and 2019. • If Scotland’s bid is successful, The 2019 Solheim Cup would be played on the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles, the same course that successfully staged The 2014 Ryder Cup. Notes to Editors • • Follow us on twitter: @visitscotnews • VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland. • The organisation’s core objective is to contribute to the Tourism 2020 Strategy ambition of growing tourism revenues by £1 billion by 2020. • This will be supported by seven overarching strategies: 1. Marketing: we will market Scotland and its outstanding assets to visitors from all parts of the world, including the promotion of Scotland to people living in Scotland to visit different parts of the country 2. Events: we will support the national events strategy and its delivery, and sustain, develop and promote Scotland’s international profile as one of the world’s foremost events destinations 3. Internationalisation and International Engagement: we will utilise all our platforms to enable Scottish-based tourism businesses to better understand international opportunities and market to a global audience and we will work within One Scotland Partnerships to optimise the potential of Scotland’s Diaspora and our strategic partners at regional, European and global levels 4. Customer Experience: we will provide information and inspiration to visitors both locally and globally via their preferred medium of choice 5. Quality and Sustainability: we will provide support and advice to businesses, with the goal of improving the quality and sustainability of the tourism sector in Scotland. We will provide quality assurance to visitors through our Quality Schemes 6. Inclusive Tourism: we will strive to make tourism in Scotland inclusive and available to all 7. Working in Partnership: we will listen to and work with the industry, partners and communities to shape our offering and support • VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow. • The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland. • According to a recent Deloitte study, the tourism economy supports 270,000 jobs in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The same study calculates that the tourism economy contributes £11 billion annually (direct and indirect impact, including day visits) and supports around 10 per cent of employment in Scotland. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland. • For VisitScotland’s press releases go to http://www.visitscotland.org/media_centre.aspx, tourism statistics and frequently asked questions go to http://www.visitscotland.org/ • Where possible, a Gaelic speaker will be made available for broadcast interviews on request (Far an tèid iarraidh, agus far am bheil sin nar comas, bruidhinnidh neach le Gàidhlig aig agallamh) • For holiday information on Scotland go to www.visitscotland.com • For information about business events in Scotland go to www.conventionscotland.com Year of Food and Drink 2015 • 2015 is the Year of Food and Drink, a celebration of Scotland’s natural larder and the role that food and drink plays in shaping our economic success. • Scotland generates over £2.5m per day through food and drink tourism. • A series of themed months will create an appetite for key areas of Scotland’s food and drink industries – from seafood and whisky to berries and high- quality meat • For more information, visit www.visitscotland.com/tastescotland Contacts David Connor Golf PR Manager Contact for media enquiries on Golf [email protected] 0131 472 2063.
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