CONDOLEEZZA RICE SAYS A FEW WORDS AT CURTIS CUP OPENING

    Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat -- she was the 66th United States Secretary of State, says a few words at the 38th Curtis Cup opening ceremony at St Louis Country Club, Missouri. Stanford University student Mariah Stackhouse is the first African-American player to play in history of the transatlantic match. Picture by Gillian Kirkwood.

  Scotland's two representatives in the GB and I team - Eilidh Briggs (left) and Gemma Dryburgh.

Picture by Gillian Kirkwood.

GB and I players in a happy mood before the flag-raising ceremony.

 Picture by Gillian Kirkwood

GB and I team captain Tegwen Matthews raises the Union Jack at the official opening ceremony of the 38th Curtis Cup match at St Louis Country Club, Missouri
   Picture by courtesy of the United States Golf Association