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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Nick Rodger

Close encounters of the golfing kind as Europe and USA clash in the Solheim Cup

Europe's women golfers are looking to reclaim the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands this weekend (Image: Alastair Grant)

On yer bike. Our friends the Dutch do like their cycling so it’s probably not surprising that the good old velocipede – now, there’s a blast from the past – is playing a big part in spectator movement at this week’s Solheim Cup.

There’s no official car parking on site and, as a healthy alternative to the shuttle buses, officials have laid on thousands of bikes, with golf fans encouraged to make the five-mile pedal from Den Bosch central station to the host venue of Bernardus.

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