The 2030 Solheim Cup Needs A Host - Is It England's Time?

Mel Reid's assignment arsenic a Solheim Cup vice-captain for nan 3rd clip serves arsenic a timely reminder of English golf's publication to nan biennial match.

But arsenic Reid prepares to assistance Europe's skipper Anna Nordqvist for adjacent year's effort to wrestle backmost nan trophy from nan United States, a wider run to bring nan lucifer to England for nan first clip will intensify.

The Derby golfer played successful 4 Solheim Cups - winning 2 - earlier serving arsenic a vice-captain successful past year's conclusion successful Virginia. She was besides alongside Catriona Matthew for nan epic triumph astatine Gleneagles six years ago.

That was nan astir caller juncture erstwhile nan UK has held a lucifer that has ne'er been much celebrated pinch play fans. It was besides held successful Scotland astatine Loch Lomond successful 2000 and Dalmahoy successful 1992 arsenic good arsenic St Pierre successful Wales successful 1996.

But contempt a grounds 12 appearances for Europe by Dame Laura Davies, pinch a haul of 25 points (another record) and stalwart contributions from nan likes of Reid and Trish Johnson (eight appearances) England has ne'er hosted nan Solheim Cup.

The coming weeks are thought to beryllium important successful determining wherever nan 2030 title will beryllium held, pinch a concerted effort to bring nan lucifer to England. The Grove successful Hertfordshire is considered nan astir apt venue.

Any bid will require authorities backing and staging nan Solheim Cup sits connected nan UK sports' awesome events hosting target list, which besides includes nan Fifa Women's World Cup successful 2035.

Only past period nan outgoing chair of UK Sport Dame Katherine Grainger expressed vexation that Britain is not staging much awesome events complete nan coming decade.

"We don't want fallow years," she told BBC Sport. "After 2028, we don't really person thing named. That is rather a large gap.

"There are plentifulness of events that still are location for nan taking. It's rather evident why these mega-events are truthful important to nan country, and yet possibly we haven't made nan lawsuit clear."

It will beryllium astatine slightest a decade earlier nan Ryder Cup could beryllium staged successful England - Bolton is staging an audacious bid to clasp nan 2035 lucifer - truthful nan clip would look ripe for nan Solheim Cup to travel to England for nan first time.

More immediately, Reid - surely a compelling campaigner for nan 2030 captaincy - and Sweden's Caroline Hedwall person been announced arsenic vice-captains to Nordqvist for nan 2026 title astatine Bernardus successful nan Netherlands.

"If nan Solheim Cup is happening, I want to beryllium location for Europe successful immoderate measurement I tin contribute," said nan 37-year-old Englishwoman, who is simply a seven-time victor connected nan Ladies European Tour and LPGA.

"Some of my fondest halfway memories person been during a Solheim Cup week and successful that European squad room. I americium honoured that Anna asked maine to beryllium 1 of her vice-captains.

"I cognize she is going to beryllium an astonishing captain, and I americium truthful happy that I will beryllium location to support her and nan squad and to thief successful immoderate measurement to make Anna and nan squad successful."

Attention this week is firmly connected nan women's game, pinch nan first awesome of nan year, nan Chevron Championship, being held astatine The Club astatine Carlton Woods adjacent Houston successful Texas.

Charley Hull spearheads nan British challenge. The 29-year-old Englishwoman has banked 3 top-11 finishes already this year.

Ranked 10 successful nan world, nan Kettering subordinate is chasing her first awesome title successful an arena wherever world number 1 Nelly Korda will statesman her title defence connected Thursday.