Women’s sport will take the spotlight in Scotland over the next three months with a number of major events taking place.
Scotland will play host to six European and international sporting events kicking off with the Uefa Women’s Under-19 European Championship in July and ending with the biggest women’s golf team event, the Solheim Cup, in September.
Other major sporting events in Scotland this summer include:
- Hockey: Women’s Eurohockey Championships II
- Cycling: Women’s Tour of Scotland cycling
- Golf: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
- Cricket: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup T20 Global Qualifier
Catriona Matthew, Team Europe’s captain at the 2019 Solheim Cup, said: “There is no doubt that women’s sport is benefitting from an enhanced profile both domestically and globally and it is fitting that the Solheim Cup and golf plays a huge part of that in the country which gave the game to world.
“I hope the Scottish public turn out in force to support our world-class athletes, not just at Gleneagles in September but across all of our women’s sports events.”
Paul Bush, VisitScotland’s director of events, added: “2019 is a big year for women’s sport with Scotland providing the perfect stage over the next three months for six key events on the international sporting calendar.
“As a world-leading events destination we have a proud history of supporting and championing women’s sporting events.
“From hosting the largest women’s annual golf event on the Ladies European Tour to supporting showcase events for national teams, we continue to shine a spotlight and build on the momentum shift behind women’s sport.”
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Women’s sports events in Scotland
Uefa Women’s Under-19 European Championship
- When: 16-28 July
- Where: St Johnstone FC (Perth); Stirling Albion FC (Stirling); Partick Thistle FC (Glasgow); St Mirren FC (Paisley)
- Teams: Scotland, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain
- Website: scottishfa.co.uk
Women’s Eurohockey Championship II
- When: 4-10 August
- Where: Glasgow National Hockey Centre
- Teams: Scotland, Wales, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Turkey
- Number of matches: 20
- Website: scottish-hockey.org
Cycling: Women’s Tour of Scotland
- When: 9-11 August
- Website: womenstourofscotland.com
Golf: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
- When: 8-11 August
- Where: The Renaissance Club, North Berwick
- Tickets: free to enter
- Website: ladiesscottishopen.com
Cricket: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup T20 Global Qualifier
- When: 31 August to 7 September
- Where: Dundee and Angus
- Teams: Scotland, Netherlands, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, USA, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh
- Ticket cost: all games are free to enter
- Website: cricketscotland.com
Golf: 2019 Solheim Cup
- What: Team Europe vs. Team USA women’s team golf event
- When: 9-15 September (competition days 13-15)
- Website: solheimcup2019.com