Edinburgh (TAN): A hundred thousand spectators are expected to visit Gleneagles later this year with The Solheim Cup – the world’s biggest women’s golf event – returning to Scotland after almost 20 years this September.
Scotland’s sports minister Joe FitzPatrick and European Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew unveiled a specially commissioned tartan during a visit to Lochcarron of Scotland in Selkirk to mark the occasion.
A tartan is a traditional Scottish woollen cloth woven in patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines.
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“I’m delighted to be able to unveil the official Solheim Cup tartan,” the minister said.
Scotland’s official tourism organisation VisitScotland is banking on the 2019 Solheim Cup to showcase Scotland to the world and inspiring the next generation of young golfers. It is also looking forward to the event engaging local businesses.
Catriona Matthew said: “I think the tartan looks fantastic and I love that it represents the colours of the European, US and Scottish flags. The Solheim Cup is always hugely competitive but played in great spirit between the two teams and I think the tartan represents that perfectly. I’m looking forward to as much home support as possible lining the fairways at Gleneagles to cheer on the European players and I hope we can win the trophy back from what we know will be a very strong American team.”
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The Scottish government is looking to make the event a grand success with around 100,000 spectators expected at Gleneagles. Tickets are priced from just GBP 10 for adults with children under-16 admitted free of charge.
