Did you know it is only 78 days until the Solheim Cup gets cracking at Gleneagles? Of course you did. In this age of press-release driven countdowns and bravado, there is probably a “78 days to go” carnival taking place right now on Auchterarder High Street.

The clock is ticking and the biggest event in women’s golf is taking shape. Bronte Law would love to be a piece in the jigsaw of European captain Catriona Matthew.

In this very individual game, Law has always revelled in the opportun-ities to be part of a collective cause and, as an amateur, she played in every team event that was going.

Three Curtis Cups, a Junior Ryder Cup, the Vagliano Trophy, the Astor Trophy, the Espirito Santo Trophy. You name it, Law played in it.

She also contested a Junior Solheim Cup in 2013, the year the main event saw Europe win for the first time on US soil with a thumping 18-10 win in Denver. It was a week that remains etched in Law’s mind as if it had been seared on with a branding iron.

“After the junior event we had front-row seats for the main Solheim Cup and it was amazing watching them [Team Europe] close up and seeing how much fire and spirit they had,” reflected Law of that record-busting triumph.

“Those memories don’t go anywhere. They stick with you and I just want to be part of something like that and be able to stand alongside my fellow Europeans and try to go down in the record books too.

“I was always competitive and loved team sports. I played a lot of football when I was younger. When I get the chance to be involved in something collective and much bigger than the individual it really fires me up. I love that team experience. The Solheim Cup would be the ultimate experience for me.”

In order to achieve that, of course, Law, who won all five of her matches in the 2016 Curtis Cup, will require a captain’s pick from Matthew.

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Due to her exploits on the LPGA Tour, Law will not meet the set number of Ladies European Tour appearances required for automatic qualification, a process which draws to a close at August’s Ladies Scottish Open.

Law’s escapades on the other side of the Atlantic, however, have been mightily impressive. A play-off defeat in the Mediheal Championship at the start of May was followed by a breakthrough win on the circuit in the Pure Silk Championship a couple of weeks later.

“I wouldn’t say that only being able to get a wild card pick has put more pressure on me,” said the world No.25 of her Solheim selection route. “I just need to keep going out and doing my best.”

Law was just a starry-eyed teenager when she watched Matthew claim a momentous victory in the Women’s British Open a decade ago at Lytham just 11 weeks after the decorated Scot had given birth to her second child.

As a player, Matthew was always an inspiration. Now, Law is hoping to get the chance to be inspired by her captaincy.

“I always looked up to Catriona from a very young age,” she said. “As soon as I could walk, I was at golf events and because Lytham was in my area I remember watching her win that week.

“There’s certainly no better person to be leading this European team than Catriona.”