Police have moved to reassure Perthshire residents that officer cover will not be reduced during the Ryder Cup.
In a leaflet distributed to 7,000 homes near the Gleneagles venue, the force said officer numbers across the rest of Perth and Kinross will not be affected while police are deployed at the golf competition.
The leaflet said: “Police Scotland will maintain a low-key policing presence at the event and is keen to stress to locals that policing in other parts of the area will not be affected by the staffing of the event.
“Police Scotland will have a mobile unit located in the centre of Auchterarder throughout the event week for walk-ups and local resident queries.”
Firefighters will have an increased presence in the area during the tournament as they carry out home safety visits.
During the event a section of the A9 will have a reduced speed limit as an additional safety measure.
As drivers approach the Gleneagles area, the speed limit will be reduced from 70mph to 50mph and, as they reach the turn-off to Gleneagles, the limit will be reduced again to 30mph.
Access to Gleneagles Station will be maintained during the event, though there will be no local bus service access to the station.
A police spokesman said: “There will be no difference in how we police the rest of Perth and Kinross during the Ryder Cup and residents can be reassured they will still receive the same level of service our officers already provide.”
The Community Engagement Group leaflet is a bid to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum for people who live and work in the Auchterarder area.
Antonia Beggs, operations director at Ryder Cup Europe, said: “Putting on a sporting event of this scale, with 45,000 people expected each day, will inevitably mean some inconvenience to local residents.
“We have, however, put a range of measures in place to ensure that the build programme and subsequent dismantling will cause the minimum level of noise and disruption to the local community,” she went on.
“We have set out restrictions on our contractors to ensure that their work only takes place during prescribed working hours and are limited to indoor work over weekends.”