(Reuters) - Scotland's Gleneagles course will host the 16th Solheim Cup in 2019 after beating off a "competitive" challenge from Sweden, the Ladies European Tour announced on Thursday.
Regarded as the most prestigious international women’s professional golf team event, the biennial competition between Europe and the United States has not been held in Scotland since 2000, when it was played in Loch Lomond.
The final choice was between Gleneagles, the venue for Europe's successful defense of the Ryder Cup in 2014, and the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, near Stockholm.
“I want to congratulate the Scotland bid team for their work," said tour chief executive Ivan Khodabakhsh.