Welcome to my first weblog, known as Captain’s Nook! This 12 months, you may observe my journey because the European Solheim Cup Captain all the best way as much as the biennial occasion – happening within the Netherlands for the primary time – in September.
It’s exhausting to imagine that 2026 is already right here and the season simply bought began in the previous few weeks for the gamers. The Solheim Cup is “solely” seven months away and it will likely be right here earlier than we all know it.
As a participant, I all the time felt extra impressed within the off season main as much as a Solheim Cup 12 months and it was all the time the one event I used to be wanting ahead to essentially the most.
Anna Nordqvist captains Workforce Europe on the Solheim Cup this September, dwell on Sky Sports activities
I do know there are a variety of gamers having put in a variety of work within the final couple of months, who’re wanting ahead to an awesome 12 months with aspirations of creating the 12-player line-up.
European golf is de facto robust and I’m actually wanting ahead to following the ladies preventing for the spots this 12 months. I do not know if we have now ever had this many gamers with an opportunity of creating the workforce.
It was thrilling to see Charley Hull get off to a superb begin and proceed exhibiting nice kind by profitable the primary Women European Tour occasion of the season on the PIF Saudi Women Worldwide.
Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the PIF Saudi Women Worldwide, the opening occasion of the Women European Tour season
Three of the present high gamers on the LET Solheim Cup rankings – Chiara Tamburlini, Mimi Rhodes and Helen Briem – are all coming off robust 2025 seasons and can all be rookies on the LPGA Tour this 12 months, so I stay up for following their play all through the season.
To date, I’ve actually loved the entire captaincy course of. It has been a variety of work, much more than I anticipated, I’m not going to lie! However I’ve embraced this journey, and it is an honour of a lifetime, so I’ll put my entire coronary heart into it.
There are such a lot of choices having to be made and also you realise how a lot that basically goes into an occasion like this. Fortunately, I’ve an awesome workforce round me and Vicky Cox and Eva Lotta Strömlid with the LET have been superb to work with and open to creating a variety of my concepts occur.
We work collectively to create an awesome setting for Workforce Europe!
Solheim Cup plans collect momentum
One in every of my vice captains, Caroline Hedwall, and I’ve been to Bernardus twice, doing every part from scouting the golf course to taking a look at logistics, selecting the workforce room, designing our workforce room and media.
One other one in all my vice captains, Mel Reid, and I’ve had a variety of enjoyable designing the workforce outfits. This has most likely been essentially the most gratifying process as a captain to this point and I can not look forward to these outfits to be revealed nearer to the occasion.
Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt hosts the 2026 Solheim Cup
The golf bag has been designed and ordered and we’re presently within the technique of engaged on our sneakers and checking out our gala dinner and opening ceremony outfits for the workforce.
I’m planning on taking part in a full schedule myself this 12 months, beginning my season in mid-March, as a result of I wished to do that journey alongside the workforce. It is going to be good to be there with the ladies by way of the season, and I feel it’s going to solely be a optimistic being on the market with them.
Anna Nordqvist spoke to Jamie Weir on the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast final 12 months about how she has develop into captain of Workforce Europe and her resolution making round not collaborating as a participant
I’ve gathered a variety of suggestions, ideas and concepts from earlier captains and from the gamers and I’ve actually loved having longer conversations with the gamers and understanding what they should play their finest, so that is what my present focus is.
My vice captains and I’ll give you a recreation plan for the week – I all the time believed in construction and preparation, so that’s one thing I hope to herald September. Keep tuned for extra updates quickly!
Anna Nordqvist’s column was supplied by the Women European Tour forward of the Solheim Cup, dwell from September 11-13 on Sky Sports activities. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract.
