Overview
- Nordqvist announced on Wednesday that this week’s FM Championship in Boston will be her final event as a player and that she will retire from competing on the LPGA Tour after the tournament.
- She said the decision is driven by a desire to prioritise her health and start a family and that she had privately decided earlier in 2026 that this would be her final season.
- Nordqvist will still serve as Team Europe captain at the Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands on 11–13 September, moving from an on-course role to an off-course leadership position.
- Peers and fans reacted with surprise and tributes, with players such as world No. 1 Nelly Korda saying they were ‘shocked’ by the timing of the announcement just weeks before the biennial team event.
- Her 18-year career includes nine LPGA wins, three major titles and a 17-15-3 Solheim Cup record, and her retirement closes a playing chapter shaped by recent medical treatment in 2024 and personal loss in 2023.