The Ryder Cup will reap a £100m boost for Scotland's economy when it comes to Gleneagles in 2014 , it has been claimed – five times the amount that is being spent on staging golf's most prestigious team event.
Sports Minister Shona Robison, who is part of a delegation of government officials led by First Minister Alex Salmond in Chicago for the battle between the US and Europe which begins tomorrow, insisted the figures represent "good value for money".
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