CROMVOIRT, Netherlands — Team Europe’s captain Anna Nordqvist has pulled no punches with her picks for the first pairing to tee things off in the Solheim Cup foursomes at Bernardus Golf on Friday morning.In the English duo Lottie Woad (No.7 in the world) and Charley Hull (8), Nordqvist has paired two of the world’s top 10 golfers as Europe seeks to wrestle the Solheim Cup back from the United States.Hull, playing in her eighth edition, and Woad, a Solheim rookie, will face world No. 1 Nelly Korda and her U.S. team-mate Allisen Corpuz. Having, on paper, your two best players going out in the first match is a bold move from Nordqvist, who is captaining Europe for the first time after playing in nine iterations of the competition.If the atmosphere at the opening ceremony is anything to go by, the first tee at the Solheim Cup is going to be another raucous occasion. Much of the preparation for both teams this week has centred on getting players prepared for that surge in adrenaline.Does the best player in the world, who is taking on Woad and Hull at 7.40am local time (6:40 a.m. BST, 1:40 a.m. EDT), get first tee nerves?“Yeah. I mean, I’m human. Just because I hold that title doesn’t mean I’m not human,” Korda, ready to play in her fifth Solheim, says. “It just means you care. I’ve told myself when I don’t feel those, then something’s really wrong. It’s not like a bad nervous. It’s like an excited nervous.“You can’t really meditate when you have a clock on you to hit a shot, but you try to breathe and relax and maybe take a sip of a drink. You just gotta breathe, you just gotta hit it.”Nelly Korda, left, and Auston Kim cheer during the Solheim Cup opening ceremony. (Naomi Baker / Getty Images)Korda, 28, says her relationship with high-pressure moments has evolved throughout her decade of professional golf, which has seen her win four majors, two of which arrived earlier this year as she claimed the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open. She also has a unique outlook, with parents who were both professional tennis players, a brother who is now one, and a sister who also plays on the LPGA Tour.“It doesn’t necessarily matter where you are in your career, like what ranking you hold, right? It’s not like in tennis where just because you have the number one ranking you have a better draw. Yeah, you have more eyeballs on you because of your ranking. But golf is just such a different sport when it comes to that,” Korda says.“And no matter what, like all of us here, it’s just about mental toughness and staying in your own little bubble. And I’ve preached on that a lot of my career, really making sure that you’re in your bubble and no one really bursts it, focusing on yourself and being very present.”Consistency has been key for Korda when it comes to the people in that bubble. She has had the same swing coach, David Whelan, since she was 14. Her trainer and physio, Kim Bachman, is someone she has known for roughly the same amount of time. On top of that, there is PGA coach Jamie Mulligan and putting coach David Angelotti.“A lot of the people that have been on my team I’ve known for a really long time. My caddie (Jason McDede) and I have been together for nine years now. I find comfort in knowing that it’s just consistent and everyone knows each other.”Woad, who turned pro last July, is looking forward to playing alongside a Solheim veteran in Hull. The 22-year-old says being in a team environment, something unusual for golfers, can help players deal with the pressure.“It’s not all on you,” Woad says. “And our captains are so experienced. They’ve played in so many Solheim Cups and been vice captains and captains. They know how to lead us so I think just trust him, whatever they say.”Lottie Woad will be making her Solheim Cup debut this weekend. (Kate McShane / Getty Images)Golfers can normally be quite muted when it comes to celebrating big moments on tour. But when it comes to the Solheim Cup, celebrations ramp up, and the need to stifle negative reactions increases.“It’s really important to not show too much emotion when you hit bad shots,” Woad thinks. “You know if you start getting annoyed, losing a couple of holes, I think the other team can kind of use that, so I do want to stay pretty level.”Alison Lee, who goes out in the second match alongside U.S. team-mate Lauren Coughlin, has her 16-month-old son Levi with her this weekend. She says being a parent has helped her approach to golf.“It’s just nice to see him smile at the end of the day and see his happy face regardless of how I play because to him, that stuff doesn’t matter,” Lee says. “I would say the biggest difference is just coming off that golf course, truly being able to take my mind off of golf and have that escape and not worry so much about what’s happening out here because once I’m off the golf course how I played doesn’t matter.“I need to go change his diaper or give him a bath or make him happy, read him a book, things like that. Those are the things that really matter.”Angel Yin was a question mark this week for the U.S. team, having only played in one tournament since a stomach issue caused her to be hospitalized, lose 35 pounds, and take two months off. Yet, she says she is ready to face the pressure of this weekend head-on and thinks the fashion of the U.S. team, who have revealed a fresh look each day inspired by past winning teams designed by brand B. Draddy will help with that.“When you dress good, you’re confident, right? And when you’re confident, you’re gonna do good under pressure or it helps at least in big moments,” Yin says.What else is inspiring her to keep calm? “I read inspirational quotes from Instagram. If they don’t know you personally, then why would take it personally?” Yin laughs, quoting her favorite one.Mimi Rhodes is one of four European rookies and will not be playing in the morning foursomes. But she knows how important rest is going to be this weekend for when she is called upon, which could be as soon as Friday afternoon fourballs. The 24-year-old uses the meditation app Headspace to aid her sleep.“Golf kind of makes you a bit crazy when it’s not going your way,” Rhodes, who normally runs 5km when she is teeing off later in the day, says. “I do some 15-minute guided meditations the night before playing to help me sleep a bit, but I’m sure I won’t be getting much sleep tonight.”Solheim Cup, Friday foursomes schedule(all times local)• Match 1, 7:40am: Charley Hull (England), Lottie Woad (England) vs Allisen Corpuz, Nelly Korda (U.S.)• Match 2, 7:52am: Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark), Céline Boutier (France) vs Alison Lee, Lauren Coughlin (U.S.)• Match 3, 8:04am: Esther Henseleit (Germany), Leona Maguire (Republic of Ireland) vs Andrea Lee, Lindy Duncan (U.S.)• Match 4, 8:16am: Maja Stark (Sweden), Linn Grant (Sweden) vs Rose Zhang, Jennifer Kupcho (U.S.)