Anna Nordqvist entitled European Captain Solheim Cup opens about anxiety issues

London – Anna Nordqvist was appointed Monday as a Captain of the European Cup in the Netherlands, and the role described as “the greatest honor you can get as a golfer”.

Europe will seek the return refund after loss, 15½-12½on US ground last year. These were the first victory of Americans since 2017. years.

Nordqvist, a 37-year-old Swede, which is a three-time champion and still active on the ladies of the European tour, was reproduction in matches 2023. and 2024. years and represented Europe nine times in the largest team in female golf.

She is one of the most successful players of the European team, winning Solheim Cup five times and claims 17 victories in her 35 matches in events.

“Did we win or lose, Solheim Cup played such a huge part in my career since I was in 2009. Expended my debut in Chicago,” Nordqvist said. “Friends I made and memories created during nine matches I played, make it so incredibly special to give them an opportunity to be the European captain on my 10. Solheim Cup.”

In an interview with Swedish news TT, Nordqvist said that “under incredible stress is so many years”, because it produces high levels of cortisol – stress hormone – and has undergoing therapy and learned management trauma.

“Sometimes I broke out the whole system on the golf course, I could feel pretty unconsciously,” he was quoted as a saying. “There are several tournaments that even I don’t even remember playing. Solheim Cup in Spain (2023) is one of them. I remember a few holes here and there.”

She also said that she had surgery in November after the doctors discovered a large cyst and tumor in his stomach. They turned out to be benign, but that temptation caused her “much anxiety,” she said.

“Today I would say that I feel very good,” Nordqvist, whose last major victory was an open woman aig, told TT, but it’s been a long time to come here and it’s a difficult journey. “

Edition 2026 will be held in Gorf Bernardus in Cromvojev, the village in the south of the Netherlands near the historic CITY OF DEN BOSCH. It will be the first time that the Netherlands hosts Solheim Cup.