Nordqvist: Solheim pressure all on USA

Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist believes Europe’s players have nothing to prove against a USA team trying to avoid an unprecedented third straight Solheim Cup defeat.

Europe are seeking a hat-trick of victories after success in 2011 and 2013, the latter representing a first win on US soil since the biennial contest began in 1990.

Eleven of the American team on the receiving end of that 18-10 thrashing in Colorado are at St Leon-Rot in Germany to attempt to regain the trophy, with the only rookie, Alison Lee, suffering from a bout of food poisoning and ruled out of at least Friday’s opening foursomes.