The 1995 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 12–16 July at Golf Club Milano in Monza, Italy. It was the 19th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 12–16 July July 1995 |
| Location | Monza, Italy 45°36′07″N 9°17′02″E / 45.602°N 9.284°E |
| Course(s) | Golf Club Milano |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 19 teams 114 players |
| Champion | |
 SpainAlejandra Armas, Sara Beautell, Itziar Elguezabal, Ana Larraneta, Maria José Pons, Ana Belen Sanchez | |
| Qualification round: 735 (+15) Final match 5–2 | |
| Location map | |
Venue edit
The hosting club was founded in 1928. The course, situated in Monza Park, the largest walled park in Europe, 20 kilometres north of the city center of Milan, Lombardy region in northern Italy, was designed by architect James Peter Gannon.
The championship course was set up with par 72.
Format edit
All 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. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.
The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out match-play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.
Teams edit
A record number of 19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
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 Belgium
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Isabelle Declerque, Annabelle Haxhe, Sophie Leten, Catherine Pons, Sophie Tornel, Valérie Van Ryckeghem |
 Denmark
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Camilla Faaborg-Andersen, Lotte Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld, Caroline Rasmussen, Iben Tinning |
 England
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Emma Duggleby, Sandy Lambert, Elaine Ratcliffe, Karen Stupples, Julie Hall, Lisa Walton |
 France
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Maitena Alsuguren, Jeanne-Marie Busuttil, Ludivine Kreutz, Kristel Mourge d'Algue, Virgine Requier, Amadine Vincent |
 Germany
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Diane Blam, Elisabeth Esterl, Luise Gehlen, Anika Heuser, Esther Poburski, Nicole Stillig |
 Ireland
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Yvonne Cassidy, Eavan Higgins, Hazel Kavanagh, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Mary McKenna, Ada O'Sullivan |
 Italy
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Maria Paola Casati, Silvia Cavalleri, Antonella Manuli, Anna Nistri, Caterina Quintarelli, Alessandra Salvi |
 Netherlands
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Nan Croockewit, Catryn Geleynse, Sandra Hoer, Marcella Neggers, Laura Thijssen, Marike Zelsman |
 Norway
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Line Berg, Tine Faanes, Cecilie Lundgreen, Hanne Nyquist, Christine Norwang, Vibeke Stensrud |
 Scotland
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Sharon McMaster, Mhairi McKay, Hilary Monoghan, Janice Moodie, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose |
| Spain
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Alejandra Armas, Sara Beautell, Itziar Elguezabal, Ana Larraneta, Maria José Pons, Ana Belen Sanchez |
 Sweden |
Anna Berg, Sara Eklund, Sofie Eriksson, Maria Hjorth, Mia Löjdahl, Helena Ohlsson |
 Wales |
Lisa Dermott, Bethan Jones, Becky Morgan, Kate Stark, Julie Thomas, Vicki Thomas |
Other participating teams
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 Austria
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 Czech Republic
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 Finland
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 Iceland
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 Portugal
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 Switzerland
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Winners edit
Team Spain won the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 15 over par 735, one stroke ahead of team Sweden.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Vibeke Stensrud, Norway, with a score of 4 under par 140, two strokes ahead of nearest competitors.
Team Spain won the championship, beating Scotland 5–2 in the final and earned their first title. Team England earned third place, beating Denmark 4–3 in the bronze match.
Results edit
Qualification round
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Team standings
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Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
Bracket
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Final games
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Flight B Bracket
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Flight C Bracket
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Final standings
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Spain
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Scotland
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England
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| 4 | Denmark
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| 5 | France
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| 6 | Italy
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| 7 | Sweden
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| 8 | Wales
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| 9 | Norway
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| 10 | Ireland
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| 11 | Germany
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| 12 | Netherlands
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| 13 | Austria
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| 14 | Switzerland
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| 15 | Belgium
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| 16 | Finland
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| 17 | Portugal
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| 18 | Iceland
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| 19 | Czech Republic
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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
- ^ "Resultat, EM damer" [Results, European Ladies' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1995. p. 81. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN 91-86818007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 16 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 12 November 2021.