The 2007 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at Golf Club Castelconturbia in Agrate Conturbia, Italy. It was the 25th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 10–14 July 2007 |
| Location | Agrate Conturbia, Italy 45°39′00″N 8°34′20″E / 45.65000°N 8.57222°E |
| Course(s) | Golf Club Castelconturbia |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 16 teams 96 players |
| Champion | |
 SpainAzahara Muñoz, Carlota Ciganda, Emma Cabrera-Bello, Araseli Felgueroso, Carmen Perez-Narbon, Belén Mozo | |
| Qualification round: 706 (−14) Final match 5–2 | |
| Location map | |
Venue
editThe hosting Golf Club Castelconturbia was refounded in 1984. The three nine-hole courses, situated in Agrate Conturbia, in the Italian region of Piedmont, 60 kilometres north-west of Milan, on land were golf was played 90 years earlier, was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1987.[1]
The club had previously twice hosted the Italian Open on the European Tour, 1991 and 1998.
Format
editAll participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play with six players, counted the five best scores for each team.
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke-play. The first placed team was drawn to play the quarter-final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. In each match between two nation teams, two 18-hole foursome games and five 18-hole single games were played. Teams were allowed to switch players during the team matches, selecting other players in to the afternoon single games after the morning foursome games. Teams knocked out after the quarter-finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out match-play, with one foursome game and four single games to decide their final positions.
Teams
edit16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in teams
| Country | Players |
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 Austria
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Stefanie Endstrasser, Cristina Gugler, Martina Hochwimmer, Nina Mühl, Sabina Pölderl, Christine Wolf |
 Belgium
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Valentine Gevers, Emilie Geury, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Laurence Herman, Tamara Luccioli, Bénédicte Thoumpsin |
 England
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Rachel Bell, Naomi Edwards, Jodi Ewart, Florentyna Parker, Mel Reid, Kerry Smith |
 Finland
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Satu Harju, Kaisa Korhonen, Suvi Mantyniemi, Elina Nummenpää, Rosa Svahn |
 France
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Caroline Afonso, Audrey De Charne, Valentine Derrey, Elena Giraud, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Alexandra Vilatte |
 Germany
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Denise Becker, Stephanie Döring, Sandra Gal, Thea Hoffmeister, Stephanie Kirchmayr |
 Ireland
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Karen Delaney, Tara Delaney, Danielle McVeigh, Maura Morrin, Marian Riordan, Deirde Smith |
 Italy
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Alessandra Averna, Maranna Causin, Alessandra de Poli de Luigi, Camilla Patussi, Anna Roscio, Vittoria Valvassori |
 Netherlands
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Christel Boeljon, Mariet van der Graaf, Kyra van Leeuwen, Joan van de Kraats, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Chrisje de Vries |
 Norway
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Tonje Daffinrud, Marita Engzelius, Lene Krog, Caroline Martens, Lene H. Mørch, Amalie Valle |
 Scotland
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Rachel Livingstone, Heather McRae, Emily Ogilvy, Roseanne Niven, Michele Thomson, Jenna Wilson |
 Slovenia
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Pia-Zala Jenko, Teja Kikelj, Anja Kirn, Ursa Orehek, Tjasa Prelog, Tajda Sarkanj |
| Spain
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Azahara Muñoz, Carlota Ciganda, Emma Cabrera-Bello, Araseli Felgueroso, Carmen Perez-Narbon, Belén Mozo |
 Sweden |
Karin Kinnerud, Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Westrup, Pernilla Lindberg, Camilla Lennarth, Sara Wikström |
 Switzerland
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Serafina Gutierrez, Melanie Mätzler, Stephanie Noser, Caroline Rominger, Natalia Tanno, Nina von Siebenthal |
 Wales |
Tara Davies, Jo Nicholson, Lydia Hall, Becky Harris, Sahra Hassan, Breanne Loucks |
Winners
editDefending champions Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 14 under par 706, 16 strokes ahead of team Sweden on second place.
Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Emma Cabrera-Bello, Spain, and Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, each with a score of 8 under par 136
Team Spain won the championship, beating Sweden 5–2 in the final and earned their fourth title and third in a row. Team England earned third place, beating Germany 4–3 in the bronze match.
Results
editQualification round
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Team standings
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores. |
Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
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Bracket
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Final games
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Flight B
Bracket
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Final standings
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Spain
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Sweden
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England
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| 4 | Germany
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| 5 | Italy
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| 6 | Finland
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| 7 | Wales
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| 8 | Belgium
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| 9 | France
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| 10 | Ireland
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| 11 | Scotland
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| 12 | Austria
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| 13 | Netherlands
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| 14 | Slovenia
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| 15 | Switzerland
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| 16 | Norway
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See also
edit- Espirito Santo Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organized by the International Golf Federation.
- European Amateur Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association.
References
edit- ^ "History". Golf Club Castelconturbia. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "European women's team championship, Scots beat Slovenia to reach semi-finals of Flight Two". KirkwoodGolf.co.uk. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2021.