2023 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 11–15 July at Tawast Golf & Country Club in Hämeenlinna, Finland. It was the 40th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.[1][2][3][4]

2023 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–15 July 2023
LocationHämeenlinna, Finland
60°59′55″N 24°31′40″E / 60.99861°N 24.52778°E / 60.99861; 24.52778
Course(s)Tawast Golf & Country Club
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,041 yards (5,524 m)
Field19 teams
114 players
Champion
 Spain
Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernández,
Lucia Lopez Ortega, Julia López Ramirez,
Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto, Carla Tejedo Mulet
Qualification round: 691 (–29)
Final match 4.5–2.5
Location map
Tawast G&CC is located in Europe
Tawast G&CC
Tawast G&CC
Location in Europe
Tawast G&CC is located in Finland
Tawast G&CC
Tawast G&CC
Location in Finland
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Team Spain won the championship.[5]

Venue

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The hosting course is situated in Hämeenlinna (Tawastehus in Swedish) in southern Finland about 100 kilometers north of capital city Helsinki. The course, surrounded by woodland and a lake, was designed by architect Reijo Hillberg.[6]

Course layout

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Hole Meters Par    Hole Meters Par
1 302 4 10 349 4
2 426 5 11 121 3
3 382 4 12 313 4
4 454 5 13 345 4
5 350 4 14 142 3
6 305 4 15 300 4
7 116 3 16 411 5
8 339 4 17 325 4
9 132 3 18 412 5
Out 2,806 36 In 2,718 36
Source:[1][7] Total 5,524 72

Format

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Each team consisted of six players. On the first two days each player played 18 holes of stroke play each day. The lowest five scores from each team's six players counted to the team total each day.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the following 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. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Extra holes were played in games that are all square after 18 holes. However, if the result of the team match was already decided, games were declared halved.[8]

The next eight teams in the stroke-play stage formed flight B, also played knock-out match-play, but with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

The teams placed 17–19 in the stroke-play stage formed flight C, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

Teams

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19 nation teams contested the event.[1][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Country Players
Participating teams
  Austria Chantal Düringer, Johanna Ebner, Isabella Holpfer, Hannah Mitterberger, Anna Neumayer, Katharina Zeilinger
  Belgium Diane Baillieux, Rebecca Becht, Sophie Bert, Diane Denis, Lara Meyers, Céline Manche
  Czech Republic Klara Hurtova, Veronika Kedronova, Patricie Mackova, Hana Ryskova, Natalie Saint Germain, Agata Vahalova
  Denmark Cecilie Leth-Nissen, Christina Thouber, Emma Bunch, Olivia Grønborg, Anna Hjerrild Behnsen, Natacha Høst Husted
  England Jess Baker, Rosie Belsham, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Patience Rhodes, Lottie Woad
  Finland Krista Junkkari, Katri Bakker, Anna Backman, Henni Mustonen, Emilia Väistö, Oona Kuronen
  France Adéla Cernousek, Constance Fouillet, Justine Fournand, Vaïrana Heck, Maylis Lamoure, Loïs Lau
  Germany Charlotte Back, Helen Briem, Christin Eisenbeiß, Chiara Horder, Celina Sattelkau, Paula Schulz-Hanssen
  Iceland Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Anna Julia Olafsdottir, Perla Sol Sigurbrandsdottir, Saga Traustadottir
  Ireland Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Anna Foster, Kate Lanigan, Jessica Ross
  Italy Maria Vittoria Corbi, Caterina Don, Matilde Innocenti Angelini, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanusso
  Scotland Penelope Brown, Hannah Darling, Carmen Griffiths, Jasmine MackIntosh, Lorna McClymont, Jennifer Saxton
  Slovakia Petra Babicová, Katarína Drocárová, Viktória Krnáčová, Michaela Vavrová, Antónia Zacharovská, Alexandra Šulíková
  Slovenia Barbara Car, Eva Kiri Fevzer, Zala Jesih, Lana Malek, Neza Siftar, Ana Vehovar
  Spain Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernández, Lucia Lopez Ortega, Julia López Ramirez, Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto, Carla Tejedo Mulet
  Sweden Kajsa Arwefjäll, Andrea Grimberg-Lignell, Ingrid Lindblad, Louise Rydqvist, Moa Svedenskiöld, Meja Örtengren
  Switzerland Natalie Armbrüster, Ginnie Lee, Victoria Levy, Chiara Sola, Caroline Sturdza, Chiara Tamburlini
  Turkey Sude Bay, Ayse Demir, Almina Erdogan, Delfin Filiz, Deniz Sapmaz, Zeynep Sualp
  Wales Darcey Harry, Harriet Lockley, Kath O'Connor, Luca Thompson, Ffion Tynan, Carys Worby

Winners

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Team Sweden lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 44 under par score of 676, 14 strokes ahead of team Germany.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was, Meja Örtengren, Sweden, with a score of 13 under par 131, two strokes ahead of three players at tied second.

Team Spain won the championship, beating defending champion England 412–212 in the final and earned their sixth title.

Team Germany earned third place, beating Switzerland 6-1 in the bronze match.

Results

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Qualification round

Place Player Country Score To par
Individual leaders
1 Meja Örtengren   Sweden 66-65=131 −13
T2 Helen Briem   Germany 66-67=133 −11
Ingrid Lindblad   Sweden 67-66=133
Julia Lopez Ramirez   Spain 67-66=133
5 Lottie Woad   England 68-67=135 −9
6 Kajsa Arwefjäll   Sweden 66-70=136 −8
T7 Hulda Clara Gestsdottir   Iceland 71-66=137 −7
Jessica Ross   Ireland 69-68=137
Louise Rydqvist   Sweden 70-67=137
T10 Cayetana Fernández   Spain 70-68=138 −6
Chiara Horder   Germany 65-73=138
Hana Ryskova   Czech Republic 69-69=138
Celina Sattelkau   Germany 70-68=138

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Team matches

Team standings
Country Place W T L Game points Points
  Belgium 17 2 0 0 8.5–1.5 2
  Slovenia * 18 0 1 1 4–6 0.5
  Turkey * 19 0 1 1 2.5–7.5 0.5

* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total number of won games.

Place Country
Final standings
    Spain
    England
    Germany
4   Switzerland
5   Sweden
6   Czech Republic
7   France
8   Ireland
9   Denmark
10   Finland
11   Austria
12   Scotland
13   Italy
14   Iceland
15   Slovakia
16   Wales
17   Belgium
18   Slovenia
19   Turkey

Source:[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Events, 2023, European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Future Events, 2023, European Ladies' Team Championship". Golf Bible. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Ping Junior Solheim Cup, European Qualification Process, Full Team Europe Qualification criteria". Solheim Cup 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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  5. ^ "Spain win European Amateur, Ladies' and Girls' Team titles". European Golf Association. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Tawast Golf, Briefly in English". Tawast Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 European Ladies' Team Championship, Course info". European Golf Association. July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Lag-EM så funkar det" [The European Amateur Team Championship, how it works] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ MacNamara, Ronan (30 June 2023). "Maguire, Kennedy and Ross selected for European Team Championships". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Svenska Golfförbundet och landslaget i sociala medier, Swedish Golf Team" [Swedish Golf Federation and the national team in social media, Swedish Golf Team] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. ^ "England teams get set for European adventure". England Golf. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Selections Belgian Team, European Team Championships". Royal Belgian Golf Federation. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Danmarks fire hold til EM er udtaget" [Denmark's four teams to European Team Championships are selected]. Dansk Golf Union. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Amatöörien EM-joukkueet valittu heinäkuulle – naisten kotikisat Tawast Golfissa" [Amateur EC teams selected for July - women's home competition at Tawast Golf] (in Finnish). Finnish Golf Union. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 European Ladies' Team Championship - Results". European Golf Association. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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