08 June, 2010 - The Ladies European Tour has started the official bidding process for The 2015 Solheim Cup, the biennial transatlantic women’s match play golf tournament.

The bid is open to all golf venues in European countries for consideration and an evaluation group has been created to assess and review all submissions before presenting them to the Ladies European Tour Board of Directors who will make the final selection.

Alexandra Armas, Executive Director of the Ladies European Tour, said: “We are embarking upon a thorough bid process to determine the best possible venue for The 2015 Solheim Cup, following a similar successful tender process for the 2011 matches, which are due to be played at Killeen Castle in County Meath, Ireland, from September 23-25, 2011.”

Mark Casey, Director of Operations and The Solheim Cup, who will head up the evaluation process said: “We have already received expressions of interest from a number of venues and countries and have been deeply impressed by the level of attention that the 2015 matches have already received.”

Karen Lunn, Chairman of The Ladies European Tour and The European Solheim Cup Committee, said: “The thoroughness of the evaluation process will see each nation visited once the bids have been submitted and we are confident that this will ensure that the best venue is identified.”

The bid evaluation criteria programme will examine the strengths of each bid by focusing primarily on the golf course and infrastructure, including suitable access and transportation arrangements appropriate for the staging of a world class international sports event along with the commercial opportunities for the event. All bidding nations will be made aware of other areas vital to the success of staging The Solheim Cup such as accommodation, security, media ...more >>