Nordqvist savours Solheim glory | 'No-brainer to send out Charley first!'

Charley Hull went out first for Team Europe in the Solheim Cup Sunday singles, beating Megan Khang 3&2 as Anna Nordqvist's side claimed a 15-13 over Team USA at Bernardus Golf; Nordqvist paired Hull with Lottie Woad for each of the first four sessions

Anna Nordqvist says she was impressed "with every single player" during Team Europe’s Solheim Cup victory and insists it was a 'no-brainer' to send Charley Hull out first in the Sunday singles.

Europe regained the trophy after an exciting final day at a rainy Bernardus Golf, where Nordqvist's side won seven of the 12 points available to claim a 15-13 win over Team USA.

The visitors felt they had 'turned the tide' in their favour after a sensational finish the previous evening, where Jennifer Kupcho's sensational late birdies levelled the biennial contest, but Europe bounced back to earn a first outright win since 2021.

"This [winning] feels so good!" Nordqvist told Sky Sports . "There's just been so much hard work this week and in the last two years leading up to this from not only me, but all the background team.

"The helpers have been amazing this week, making it easy for the players just to play, and we just had a really good vibe all week. Everyone's been really good team-mates.

"Leaving the course yesterday, we were really excited for coming here today and, wow, was I impressed with every single player and caddie showing up to that first tee ready to play.

" It just seemed to be a lot of blue early on the board. We talked a lot about the fast starts this week with the way the golf course was and I'm just really, really proud of the players for starting strong and even finishing strong."

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Hull thrashed Korda 6&4 in the singles two years and was trusted to lead out Europe again, despite registering 0.5 points with Lottie Woad over the first four sessions, with the Englishwoman validating Nordqvist's decision by claiming a full point.

"This was the no-brainer to put Charley [Hull] first," Nordqvist added. "We saw the stats yesterday, and Charley and Lottie [Woad] were actually top-four players that made the most birdies for the week.