2003 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2003 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Frankfurter Golf Club in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the 23rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

2003 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–12 July 2003
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
50°04′20″N 8°37′35″E / 50.07222°N 8.62639°E / 50.07222; 8.62639
Course(s)Frankfurter Golf Club
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Field14 teams
84 players
Champion
 Spain
Carmen Alonso, Nuria Clau,
Tania Elósegui, María Hernández,
Elisa Serramià, Adriana Zwank
Qualification round: 709 (−11)
Final match 412–212
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Frankfurter Golf Club is located in Germany
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Frankfurter Golf Club is located in Hesse
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Venue

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The hosting Frankfurter Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in Germany, was founded in 1913. The course, situated in Niederrad, 5 kilometres west of the city center of Frankfurt am Main, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1927.[1]

The club had previously hosted twelve editions of the German Open during the period 1938–1989, a European Tour tournament since the tour was founded in 1972.

The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format

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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 six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out match-play, to decide their final positions.

Teams

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14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country Players
  Denmark Mette Buus, Line Cordes, Lisa Holm Sørensen, Lisbeth Meincke, Mette Randbaek, Julie Tvede
  England Emma Duggleby, Alex Keighley, Danielle Masters, Fame More, Kerry Smith, Nicola Timmins
  Finland Minea Blomqvist, Nina Isaksson, Kaisa Ruuttila, Hanna-Leena Salonen, Ursula Tuutti, Stenna Westerlund
  France Natalie David, Peggy Fraysee, Sophie Giquel, Anne-Sophie Le Nalio, Fanny Schaeffer, Alexandra Vilatte
  Germany Stephanie Döring, Bettina Hauert, Kerstin Honisch, Anja Monke, Pia Odefey, Denise Simon
  Ireland Claire Coughlan, Maria Dunne, Martina Gillen, Helen Jones, Tricia Mangan, Maura Morrin
  Netherlands Myrte Eikenaar, Charlotte Heeres, Joan van der Kraats, Varin Schilperoord, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Marie Louise Weeda
  Scotland Claire Hargan, Lynn Kenny, Anne Laing, Vikki Laing, Lesley MacKay, Claire Queen
  Spain Carmen Alonso, Nuria Clau, Tania Elósegui, María Hernández, Elisa Serramià, Adriana Zwank
  Sweden Sofie Andersson, Karin Börjeskog, Caroline Larsson, Elin Ohlsson, Mikaela Parmlid, Karin Sjödin
  Wales Becky Brewerton, Stephanie Evans, Anna Highgate, Sarah Jones, Kate Phillips, Jo Pritchard

Other participating teams

Country
  Czech Republic
  Italy
  Switzerland

Winners

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Team Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 11 under par 709, one shot ahead of host nation Germany on second place.

Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Tania Elósegui, Spain, and Pia Odefey, Germany, each with a score of 8 under par 136. Karin Sjödin, Sweden, shot a new course record 66 in the second round.

Team Spain won the championship, beating defending champions Sweden 412–212 in the final and earned their second title, playing in their fifth final. The win came to be the first of three in a row for Spain. Team France earned third place, beating Wales 412–212 in the bronze match.

Results

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Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

 
Round 1Round 2Match for 9th place
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Ireland4.5
 
 
 
  Switzerland2.5
 
  Ireland4
 
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 
  Ireland4.5
 
 
 
  Scotland2.5
 
  Scotland5
 
 
 
  Italy2
 
  Scotland4
 
 
  Netherlands3 Match for 11th place
 
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
 
Round 1Match for 13th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Italy5
 
 
  Czech Republic2
 
 
 
 

Final standings

Place Country
    Spain
    Sweden
    France
4   Wales
5   Germany
6   Denmark
7   England
8   Finland
9   Ireland
10   Scotland
11   Netherlands
12   Switzerland
13   Italy
14   Czech Republic

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Club, History & Chronology". Frankfurter Golf Club. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ Uhler, Cecilia (September 2003). "Sverige såg rött och gult" [Sweden saw red and yellow]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. p. 150. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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