Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist was appointed Monday because the captain of the European crew for subsequent yr’s Solheim Cup being staged within the Netherlands.
Europe will look to reclaim the cup after dropping 15½-12½ on U.S. soil final yr. That was the Individuals’ first win since 2017.
The 37-year-old Nordqvist, who remains to be lively on the Women European Tour, was a taking part in vice-captain within the 2023 and 2024 matches and has represented Europe 9 instances within the largest crew occasion in girls’s golf.
She is among the European crew’s most profitable gamers, successful the Solheim Cup 5 instances and claiming 17 victories in her 35 matches within the occasions.
“Whether or not we had been successful or dropping, the Solheim Cup has performed such an enormous half in my profession ever since I made my debut in 2009 in Chicago,” Nordqvist mentioned. “The friendships I’ve made, and the recollections created throughout the 9 matches I’ve performed, make it so extremely particular to be given the chance to be European captain at my tenth Solheim Cup.”
The 2026 version will happen at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, a village in southern Netherlands near the historic cathedral metropolis of Den Bosch. It is going to be the primary time the Netherlands hosts the Solheim Cup.
