Assistant captain Laura Davies wants to see victorious Europe skipper Catriona Matthew lead the team again as they bid to retain the Solheim Cup on American soil in 2021.
Scot Matthew steered the hosts to a dramatic 14.5-13.5 victory at Gleneagles, with her controversial wild card pick Suzann Pettersen holing the winning putt on Sunday.
Experienced campaigner Pettersen was chosen to make her ninth appearance in the biennial contest despite having played just twice since November 2017 before the wild cards were named after taking time off to have her first child.
But the decision to select her paid dividends as the 38-year-old Norwegian made a crucial six-foot putt at the 18th to ensure the cup returned to Europe, before later announcing her retirement from professional golf.
🇪🇺 EUROPEAN SUPERSTARS 🇪🇺@suzannpettersen for the @2019solheimcup🏆
โ Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) 15 September 2019
Incredible scenes, simply incredible. @SolheimCupEuro have won the Solheim Cup. Let the celebrations begin 🙌🏻#TeamEurope pic.twitter.com/Rf4IeaBKct
And Davies, who formed part of Matthewโs backroom team in Scotland, would like to see the 50-year-old keep the role for the trip to Inverness Club in Toledo in two yearsโ time.
When asked whether she would like to see Matthew retain the captaincy, Davies said: โI would, yeah. I think sheโd be very good.
โSheโs just so calm and collected in the way she does everything. She keeps everyone at ease.
โShe doesnโt get too worked up about anything, thatโs just her personality and that rubs off on the players.
โThe communication was good, everyone knew what they were doing at all times.
Unforgettable Iโm speechless 🇪🇺 #winners #goeurope pic.twitter.com/77zSzE7CCY
โ Georgia Hall ⛳️ (@georgiahall96) 15 September 2019
โShe had a couple of tough questions, and a couple of players were sat when they probably didnโt want to be but thatโs part of being a captain.
โYou have to be strong and she is. She might look like she just cruises along but if thereโs a decision to be made, she proved this week she can make it.โ
As the celebrations got under way on Sunday evening, Pettersen called time on her professional career, insisting it was the ideal way to bow out.
โI think this is a perfect end for my professional career โ it does not get any better,โ said Pettersen at a post-event press conference.
"Mummy is a legend, by the way."@suzannpettersen#ItAllLeadsToThisMoment pic.twitter.com/Mtj4u8AqfO
โ Solheim Cup Team Europe (@SolheimCupEuro) 15 September 2019
โI mean, can you ask for more? The last putt to win the cup, when itโs that close? History was just made, to win here in front of this crowd, I could never in a million miles dream it.
โI never thought I was going to be here four months ago. To have the confidence from Beany (Matthew) to give me a go, this is it. I am completely done. I donโt have any plans from tomorrow. I am pretty much closing it down.โ