Mimi Rhodes is relishing the chance to fulfil a childhood dream at the Solheim Cup and is backing Anna Nordqvist to lead Team Europe to victory in the Netherlands. Rhodes makes her Solheim Cup debut for Team Europe this week at Bernardus Golf, having been named among Nordqvist's captain's picks last month, where the hosts look to regain the trophy after their 2024 defeat to Team USA.

The Englishwoman enjoyed a strong amateur career before claiming three wins during her Ladies European Tour rookie season last year, with Rhodes now looking to build on her maiden LPGA Tour campaign by achieving a lifelong goal of representing Europe. Rhodes started the year with back-to-back top-10 finishes but later feared she may not get a captain's pick, having missed seven cuts in an eight-tournament stretch from April to July before a solid finish to the qualification campaign.

She made the cut at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open and AIG Women's Open, as many of her qualification rivals failed to impress, with Rhodes only finding out about her spot when Nordqvist called her after the final women's major of the year. Rhodes was involved in the PING Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles in 2019, before watching from inside the ropes as Suzann Pettersen snatched a dramatic 14.5-13.5 victory for Europe.