Juli Inkster (left) of USA and Carin Koch of Sweden in action during the 2014 Solheim Cup in Germany.
Scotland, England and Wales have all expressed an interest in hosting the Solheim Cup in 2019, the Ladies European Tour has announced.
The three home nations are among 10 countries who could be in the running to host the biennial event with Denmark, Holland, Norway, Portugal Spain, Sweden and Turkey having also expressed an interest.
A decision on which country will host the event is expected before the end of the year.
“We are delighted with the response from the interested nations all across Europe which shows the tremendous appetite for watching Europe take on the USA at golf,” said Ladies European Tour European Solheim Cup director Mark Casey.
“We look forward to working closely with all interested parties over the coming months to provide each country with the opportunity to present their strongest possible bid.”
England has never before hosted the contest while Scotland played host in 1992 and 2000, with Wales hosting in 1996.
Europe will be looking for a third consecutive win in the competition when it is played in Germany in September, while Iowa will play host in 2017.
