Solheim Cup - Anna Nordqvist captain's column: Team Europe's pairings 'puzzle' and why 'aggressive' rookies can impress

Team Europe is finalised! <p>I feel this is a big milestone in this captaincy and the Solheim Cup journey, because we can now focus on preparing the 12 players for the Solheim Cup and the event ahead.</p><p>It was a quite hard and emotional part of the journey having to make so many phone calls, letting players know they didn't make it and they weren't getting a pick.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/11071/13313909/solheim-cup-2026-teams-captains-venue-format-and-how-players-will-qualify-for-europe-vs-usa-in-the-netherlands">Solheim Cup 2026: Teams, format and how qualifying worked</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13569215/solheim-cup-team-europes-automatic-qualifiers-confirmed-as-esther-henseleit-denies-chiara-tamburlini-debut-appearance">Who qualified for Team Europe and how did they do it?</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13569173/solheim-cup-team-europe-captain-anna-nordqvist-discusses-struggles-balancing-playing-during-qualification-campaign">Anna Nordqvist: Captaincy challenge 'more than expected'</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream golf with no contract</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="6"></widget><p>Speaking to some past captains, they encouraged me to do my best and try to get through it because once it was done, then the hardest part would be behind me.</p><p>Surprising the three rookies - Julia López Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud and Mimi Rhodes - by letting…