European Ladies Amateur Championship

The European Ladies Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is organized by the European Golf Association and is one of the "elite" tournaments recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

The championship was first played in 1986 and was called the International European Ladies Amateur Championship until 2015. There have been 33 editions contested so far, with many past winners and medallists of this championship are now members of the professional ranks.

Format edit

The top 144 ladies golfers compete for the win in a format consisting of four rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the third round, out of which the lowest 60 ladies' scores, including ties, qualify for the final round.

Winners edit

Year Venue Location Player Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
2023 Tegelberga Golfklubb Sweden Julia López   Spain 276 −8 2 strokes   Carla Bernat
2022 Golf de Saint Germain France Savannah De Bock   Belgium 269 −19 Playoff   Charlotte Heath
2021 Royal Park i Roveri Italy Ingrid Lindblad   Sweden 276 −12 3 strokes   Alexandra Försterling
2020 CUBO Golf Slovenia Paula Schulz-Hanssen   Germany 271 −13 Playoff   Chloé Salort
2019 Parkstone Golf Club England Alice Hewson   England 281 −7 Playoff   Krista Junkkari
2018 Penati Golf Resort Slovakia Celia Barquín   Spain 272 −16 1 stroke   Esther Henseleit
2017 Lausanne Golf Club Switzerland Agathe Laisné   France 280 −8 1 stroke   Albane Valenzuela
2016 Hooks Golf Club Sweden Bronte Law   England 277 −11 1 stroke   Leslie Cloots
2015 Murhof Golf Club Austria María Parra   Spain 273 −15 2 strokes   Aditi Ashok
2014 Estonian G&CC Estonia Luna Sobrón   Spain 278 −10 Playoff   Noemí Jiménez
2013 Aura Golf Club Finland Emily Kristine Pedersen   Denmark 276 −8 3 strokes   Laura Gonzalez Escallon
2012 Diners G&CC Ljubljana Slovenia Céline Boutier   France 268 −16 6 strokes   Shannon Aubert
  Marina Stütz
2011 Noordwijkse Golf Club Netherlands Lisa Maguire   Ireland 293 +5 4 strokes   Stephanie Meadow
2010 Golf & Spa Resort Kunetickà Hora Czech Republic Sophia Popov   Germany 280 −8 3 strokes   Manon Gidali
  Line Vedel Hansen
  Marta Silva
2009 Falsterbo Golf Club Sweden Caroline Hedwall   Sweden 285 +1 10 strokes   Kylie Walker
2008 GC Schloss Schönborn Austria Carlota Ciganda   Spain 289 Playoff   María Hernández
2007 Le Golf National France Caroline Hedwall   Sweden 283 Playoff   Carlota Ciganda
2006 Hamburg Falkenstein Germany Belén Mozo   Spain 278 −6 2 strokes   Kerry Smith
2005 Santo da Serra Golf Club Portugal Jade Schaeffer   France 286 3 strokes   Araceli Felgueroso
  Elena Giraud
  Anna Nordqvist
2004 Ulzama Golf Club Spain Carlota Ciganda   Spain 282 8 strokes   María Hernández
  Elisa Serramià
2003 Shannon Golf Club Ireland Virginie Beauchet   France 293 2 strokes   Adriana Zwanck
2002 Kristianstad Golf Club Sweden Becky Brewerton   Wales 288 2 strokes   Dewi Claire Schreefel
2001 Biella Golf Club Italy Martina Eberl   Germany 217[a] −2 4 strokes   Nuria Clau
2000 Amber Baltic Golf Club Poland Emma Duggleby   England 283 −5 Playoff   Tania Elósegui
1999 Karlovy Vary Golf Club Czech Republic Sofia Sandolo   Italy 284 2 strokes   Karine Icher
1998 Noordwijk Golf Club Netherlands Giulia Sergas   Italy 295 +7 3 strokes   Sofia Sandolo
1997 Formby Golf Club England Silvia Cavalleri   Italy 297 +9 4 strokes   Ludivine Kreutz
1996 Furesoe Golf Club Denmark Silvia Cavalleri   Italy 288 +4 1 stroke   Marie Hedberg
1995 Berlin Golf Club Germany Maria Hjorth   Sweden 284 −4 1 stroke   Ariane Pascalie
1994 Båstad Golf Club Sweden Tina Fischer   Germany 288 −4 1 stroke   Terri McKinnon
1993 Torino Golf Club Italy Vibeke Stensrud   Norway 277 −11 4 strokes   Linda Ericsson
1992 Estoril Golf Club Portugal Joanne Morley   England 284 3 strokes   Estefania Knuth
1991 Schönborn Golf Club Austria Delphine Bourson   France 294 3 strokes   Mette Hageman
1990 Zumikon Golf Club Switzerland Martina Koch   West Germany 295 +3 1 stroke   Amaya Arruti
  Estefania Knuth
1989 No tournament
1988 Pedreña Golf Club Spain Florence Descampe   Belgium 289 Playoff   Delphine Bourson
1987 No tournament
1986 Morfontaine Golf Club France Martina Koch   West Germany 286 2 strokes   Louise Briers
  1. ^ The 2001 event was reduced to three rounds due to adverse weather conditions.

Source:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sieger und Platzierte" (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

External links edit