Monday pictures from Gleneagles
Some images from the first practice day at Gleneagles as the USA team arrives and the Europeans undergo their Ryder Cup photocall
Some images from the first practice day at Gleneagles as the USA team arrives and the Europeans undergo their Ryder Cup photocall
On Monday, all members of the European and American Ryder Cup teams arrived at Gleneagles ahead of the 40th biennial contest.
The USA team, captained by Tom Watson, arrived early on Monday morning at Edinburgh airport and were greeted by Paul McGinley.
Rickie Fowler also arrived sporting a new haircut with 'USA' shaved into the side of his head.
Some Europeans, like Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter, arrived at Gleneagles on Sunday, but the majority turned up seperately on Monday.
The likes of Poulter, McIlroy and Lee Westwood were seen practicing before the defending champions faced the hoards of photographers for their official photocall.
Below, you can see some images of yesterday's goings-on in Perthshire
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Monday pictures from Gleneagles:
Team USA arrives in Scotland
Rickie Fowler sporting a new, patriotic haircut
European and USA captains Paul McGinley and Tom Watson at their joint press conference
The official European Ryder Cup photocall
Ian Poulter leads a European team huddle
The 12 European players, plus McGinley, in their tartan blazers
Members of the press jostle for position during the photoshoot
Lee Westwood awaits the rest of his Ryder Cup teammates
McGinley and McIlroy share a joke
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