Welcome to my second Captain’s Nook! This 12 months, you possibly can observe my journey because the European Solheim Cup Captain all the way in which as much as the occasion, going down within the Netherlands for the primary time, on September 7-13.
The season is beneath approach and we simply completed the primary main of the 12 months, The Chevron Championship, in Texas with a powerful displaying from plenty of the European ladies.
There was some motion within the Rolex Rankings within the early a part of the season and plenty of completely different gamers have proven good kind so it will likely be thrilling to proceed to observe the workforce form up as we transfer alongside within the season with one other 4 majors approaching shortly and the place factors are even greater.
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Nordqvist says her workforce is ‘shaping up properly’ and backs recently-turned professional Lottie Woad to have the ability to deal with the stress within the Netherlands in 2026
We had the PING Europe attire workforce be a part of us at The Chevron Championship for the primary potential participant and caddie garments becoming final week.
We’ve labored carefully with the PING Europe attire workforce now for the final three Solheim Cups, so it makes the method very clean, and they’re very open to suggestions and enhancing the matches and kinds to our liking.
The outfits shall be a shock for the gamers and caddies till they arrive within the Netherlands, however I obtained a sneak peak of all of the equipment we picked out and designed, the supplies and hues we went with and noticed another enjoyable surprises we’re engaged on as effectively.
We’re within the technique of finalising our official outfits for the Gala Dinner that takes place on the Wednesday of the Solheim Cup week, in addition to what we shall be sporting in the course of the Opening Ceremony.
We’re working with a Dutch firm on this and I’m very excited to see the gamers response to this as effectively. I can provide a number of the gamers a sigh of reduction, together with my vice-captains Mel and Carro – that we aren’t doing a costume this 12 months both.
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Nordqvist talks to Jamie Weir on the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast about how she has change into captain of Staff Europe and her decision-making round not taking part as a participant
The remainder of the work continues behind the scenes with conversations with gamers and caddies and the assist workforce. Zoom has change into one among my most used apps today.
Everybody could be very enthusiastic about it being a Solheim Cup 12 months and it is uncommon I’ve a dialog with anybody with out the Solheim Cup being talked about or requested about as soon as.
It has been fairly loopy for me on tour this 12 months attempting to mix taking part in and being the captain, however I’ve been lucky to have nice assist from the LET, LPGA and my administration firm, attempting to navigate this twin position this 12 months.
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Charley Hull gears up for a giant 12 months of golf that features all 5 girls’s majors and Solheim Cup. These huge occasions are solely dwell on Sky Sports activities!
Doing this journey alongside the gamers is finally why I signed up to do that now, and it has been nice when I’ve been paired with the European gamers, as a result of I obtained the most effective seat in the home watching them contained in the ropes and attending to know them.
Keep tuned for my subsequent Captain’s Nook!
Anna Nordqvist’s column was supplied by the Girls 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.
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