2008 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at The Grange Golf Club (East and West Course) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

2008 Espirito Santo Trophy
Tournament information
Dates8–11 October
LocationAdelaide,
South Australia, Australia
34°55′44″S 138°36′4″E / 34.92889°S 138.60111°E / -34.92889; 138.60111
Course(s)The Grange Golf Club
(East and West courses)
Organized byInternational Golf Federation
Format72 holes stroke play
Statistics
ParEast: 73
West: 72
LengthEast: 6,260 yards (5,720 m)
West: 6,149 yards (5,623 m)
Field48 teams
144 players
Champion
 Sweden
Caroline Hedwall, Pernilla Lindberg, Anna Nordqvist
562 (−19)
Location map
Grange GC, Adelaide is located in Australia
Grange GC, Adelaide
Grange GC, Adelaide
Location in Australia
Grange GC, Adelaide is located in South Australia
Grange GC, Adelaide
Grange GC, Adelaide
Location in South Australia
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It was the 23rd women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.

The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a tied record 48 team entries, each with three players.

Each team played two rounds at the East Course and two rounds at the West Course in different orders, but all leading teams played the fourth round at the West Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

Sweden won the Trophy for their second title and the first wire-to-wire win seen in the championship in 18 years, beating team Spain by 12 strokes. Spain earned the silver medal while the United States team advanced, with two sub-70-scores in the last round, from fourth to third place and took the bronze medal another two strokes back.

With this championship, Sweden became the only team to have finished in the top-10 in all 23 editions of the Espirito Santo Trophy since the inaugural event in 1964.

The individual title went to 19-year-old Caroline Hedwall, Sweden, who, just as her team, lead wire-to-wire. Hedwall's score of 10-under-par, 280, was one stroke ahead of her teammate Anna Nordqvist. The third Swedish player, Pernilla Lindberg, finished 18th individually, despite none of her four rounds counted towards the team score.[1][2]

Teams

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48 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.

Country Players
  Argentina Martina Gavier, Maria Olivero, Maria Victoria Villanueva
  Australia Julia Boland, Clare Choi, Stephanie Na
  Austria Stefanie Endstrasser, Martina Hochwimmer, Marina Kotnik
  Belgium Valentine Gevers, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Chloé Leurquin
  Bermuda Kim Botelho, Ebonie Burgess, Tariqah Walikraam
  Brazil Mariana de Biase, Patricia Carvalho, Karina Palmberg
  Canada Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Kira Meixner, Stephanie Sherlock
  Czech Republic Veronika Holisová, Katerina Ružicková, Klára Spilková
  Chile Paz Echeverría, Macarena Silva, Soledad Ruiz Tagle
  China Li Jiayun, Xiao Yi, Luo Ying
  Chinese Taipei Yu-ling Hsieh, Tzu-chi Lin, Pei-ying Tsai
  Colombia Paola Moreno, Juliana Murcia, Mariajo Uribe
  Cook Islands Naomi George, Rotana Howard, Elmay Viking
  Denmark Malene Jørgensen, Therese Kølbæk, Charlotte Lorentzen
  England Elizabeth Bennett, Jodi Ewart, Rachel Jennings
  Fiji Sereana Phillipps, Selai Pridgeon, Kelera Watling
  Finland Satu Harju, Linda Henriksson, Rosa Svahn
  France Lucie André, Barbara Genuini, Audrey Goumard
  Germany Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Caroline Masson
  Greece Kassandra Poole, Violetta Siozou, Chryssi Vafeiadi
  Guatemala Pamela Abreu, Maria Alejandra Camey, Katina Ruest
  Hong Kong Tiffany Chan, Demi Mak, Ginger Mak
  Iceland Helena Arnadottir, Tinna Johannsdottir, Eyglo Myrra Oskarsdottir
  Ireland Tara Delaney, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeigh
  Italy Marianna Causin, Alessia Knight, Giulia Molinaro
  Japan Asako Fujimoto, Mika Miyazato, Kaori Ohe
  Latvia Laura Jansone, Krista Puisite, Mara Puisite
  Malaysia Ainil Johani Bakar, Amanda Chin, Sharon Lau
  Mexico Diana Cantu, Alejandra Llaneza, Ana Alicia Malagon
  Netherlands Christel Boeljon, Marieke Nivard, Dewi Claire Schreefel
  New Zealand Cathryn Bristow, Dana Kim, Natasha Krishna
  Norway Tonje Daffinrud, Rachel Raastad, Amalie Valle
  Philippines Chihiro Ikeda, Lou Isabelle Manalo, Ana Tampinco
  Portugal Magda Carrilho, Ana Melo, Marta Vasconcelos
  Puerto Rico Lydia Benitez Colón, Patricia Garcia, Kyle Roig
  Russia Elizaveta Nikulina, Galina Rotmistrova, Anna Verchenova
  Scotland Krystle Caithness, Roseanne Niven, Kylie Walker
  Singapore Christabel Goh, Sock Hwee Koh, Stephanie Loi
  Slovakia Veronika Falathová, Barbora Kachlíková, Victoria Tomko
  South Africa Moniqué Smit, Iliska Verwey, Kim Williams
  South Korea Han Jung-eun, Heo Yoon-kyung, Yang Soo-jin
  Spain Carlota Ciganda, Belén Mozo, Azahara Muñoz
  Sweden Caroline Hedwall, Pernilla Lindberg, Anna Nordqvist
  Switzerland Anais Maggetti, Caroline Rominger, Fanny Vuignier
  Thailand Moriya Jutanugarn, Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Pavarisa Yoktuan
  Turkey Necla Gerçek, Elcin Ulu, Selin Özgür
  United States Amanda Blumenherst, Tiffany Joh, Alison Walshe
  Wales Sahra Hassan, Breanne Loucks, Rhian Wyn Thomas

Results

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Place Country Score To par
    Sweden 137-138-147-139=561 −19
    Spain 145-138-150-140=573 −7
    United States 152-144-142-137=575 −5
4   Canada 147-148-147-141=583 +3
5   Japan 146-147-143-148=584 +4
6   Germany 148-150-145-142=585 +5
7   England 149-147-150-140=586 +6
T8   Denmark 149-149-145-144=587 +7
  Netherlands 150-142-148-147=587
10   South Africa 147-143-150-148=588 +8
T11   Scotland 147-154-146-145=592 +12
  South Korea 150-151-151-140=592
13   Austria 149-156-144-144=593 +13
14   Colombia 151-149-146-148=594 +14
T15   Australia 149-149-149-148=595 +15
  France 148-150-152-145=595
T17   Argentina 154-155-144-143=596 +16
  Switzerland 152-150-146-148=596
19   Philippines 156-152-143-148=599 +19
20   Norway 154-146-153-148=601 +21
T21   New Zealand 147-153-151-152=603 +23
  Thailand 161-152-143-147=603
23   Wales 155-147-151-151=604 +24
24   Ireland 149-154-153-150=606 +26
T25   Belgium 162-145-149-151=607 +27
  Brazil 149-146-161-151=607
  Finland 160-148-151-148=607
28   Czech Republic 155-153-159-141=608 +28
29   Latvia 154-154-153-149=610 +30
T30   Italy 151-156-149-155=611 +31
  Mexico 152-151-157-151=611
32   Chinese Taipei 151-156-154-151=612 +32
33   Puerto Rico 155-156-151-152=614 +34
34   Chile 152-160-155-148=615 +35
35   China 156-162-152-150=620 +40
36   Russia 153-158-165-146=622 +42
37   Malaysia 158-159-154-152=623 +43
38   Portugal 155-161-155-154=625 +45
39   Guatemala 159-159-156-155=629 +49
40   Hong Kong 165-155-155-156=631 +51
41   Iceland 163-156-157-161=637 +57
42   Singapore 159-166-160-155=640 +60
43   Bermuda 171-158-158-154=641 +61
44   Turkey 162-173-153-158=646 +66
45   Slovakia 163-157-163-168=651 +71
46   Cook Islands 159-167-164-165=655 +75
47   Greece 170-168-170-163=671 +91
48   Fiji 185-190-175-180=730 +150

Source:[3]

Individual leaders

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There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Caroline Hedwall   Sweden 67-70-73-70=280 −10
2 Anna Nordqvist   Sweden 70-68-74-69=281 −9
3 Azahara Muñoz   Spain 71-72-74-70=287 −3
4 Maude-Aimée LeBlanc   Canada 73-75-71-69=288 −2
5 Christel Boeljon   Netherlands 77-68-70-74=289 −1
T6 Krystle Caithness   Scotland 71-73-71-75=290 E
Jodi Ewart   England 73-72-75-70=290
Caroline Masson   Germany 75-74-71-70=290
Mariajo Uribe   Colombia 73-73-72-72=290
Alison Walshe   United States 78-73-69-70=290

References

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  1. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships: Women's World Amateur Team Championship". Golfstat. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "23rd World Amateur Team Championship" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Women's Records". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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