Gleneagles to host first team european event

championships: New competition will be fought out on famous Perthshire course

Gleneagles will host the first ever European Golf team championships – following on from its success at staging the 2014 Ryder Cup.

It has been revealed that the Perthshire hotel/golf course will stage the tournament as part of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships after Gleneagles was named as the official supporter of the event.

To be staged every four years, the European Championships will combine the existing European Championships of Athletics, Aquatics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Rowing and Triathlon. The first edition will be held next year in a sporting partnership between host cities Glasgow and Berlin.

The European Golf Team Championships is the only new event being staged and will take place at the Jack Nicklausdesigned Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course – the same venue that hosted Europe’s memorable victory over the USA in the 2014 Ryder Cup.

Aileen Campbell, Scottish Government sports minister, said: “In 2018 Gleneagles will be the magnificent setting for European Championships and will see elite men and women golfers compete together for the first time.”

Bernard Murphy, Gleneagles’ managing director, said: “The event will build on Gleneagles’ long history of raising the bar in golf and breaking cultural boundaries in sport...”

Around 3,000 athletes will visit Scotland for six events – aquatics, cycling, golf, gymnastics, rowing and triathlon – while a further 1,500 athletes will compete in Berlin as part of the European Athletics Championships.