The 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, Austria. It was the 35th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 10–14 July 2018 |
| Location | Frohnleiten, Austria 47°13′48″N 15°19′26″E / 47.230°N 15.324°E |
| Course(s) | Golfclub Murhof |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6.300 yards (5.761 m) |
| Field | 19 teams 114 players |
| Champion | |
 SwedenLinn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin | |
| Qualification round: 703 (−17) Final match 5–2 | |
| Location map | |
Venue edit
The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.[1]
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. Teams knocked out after the quarter-finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out match-play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.
The three teams placed 17–19 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight C, to meet each other, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.
Teams edit
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
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 Denmark |
Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard |
 England |
Lianna Bailey, India Clyburn, Annabell Fuller, Alice Hewson, Lily May Humphreys, Sophie Lamb |
 Finland
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Anna Backman, Daniella Barrett, Karina Kukkonen, Kiira Riihijärvi, Petra Salko, Emilia Tukianen |
 France
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Shannon Aubert, Emma Broze, Mathilde Claisse, Agathe Laisné, Pauline Roussine-Bouchard, Chloe Salort |
 Germany |
Miriam Emmert, Leonie Harm, Esther Henseleit, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Sophia Zeeb |
 Ireland
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Paula Grant, Mairead Martin, Julie McCarthy, Olivia Mehaffey, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson |
 Italy
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Letzia Bagnoli, Virginia Elena Carta, Alessandra Fanali, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco |
| Sweden |
Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin |
Other participating teams
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 Austria
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 Belgium
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 Czech Republic
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 Iceland
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 Netherlands
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 Scotland
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 Slovakia
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 Slovenia
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 Spain
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 Switzerland
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 Turkey
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Winners edit
Eight times champions France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 29 under par score of 691, eleven strokes ahead of team Germany.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Frida Kinhult, Sweden, with a score of 14 under par 130, one stroke ahead of Olivia Mehaffey, Ireland.
Team Sweden won the championship, beating France 4–3 in the final and earned their eighth title. This came to be the first of three titles in a row for Sweden.
Team Denmark earned third place, beating Italy 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.
Results edit
Qualification round
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Team standings
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores. |
Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
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Bracket
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Final games
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Flight B
Bracket
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Flight C
Team matches
Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
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| Slovenia |
17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5–1.5 | 2 |
| Turkey |
18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4–6 | 0.5 |
| Iceland |
19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5–7.5 | 0.5 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
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Sweden
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France
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Denmark
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| 4 | Italy
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| 5 | Germany
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| 6 | England
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| 7 | Finland
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| 8 | Ireland
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| 9 | Spain
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| 10 | Belgium
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| 11 | Netherlands
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| 12 | Czech Republic
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| 13 | Scotland
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| 14 | Slovakia
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| 15 | Austria
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| 16 | Switzerland
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| 17 | Slovenia
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| 18 | Turkey
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| 19 | Iceland
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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.
- European Ladies Amateur Championship – European amateur individual golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.
References edit
- ^ "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (11 July 2018). "Europeans: Women and Boys advance as Men hit Berlin wall". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (13 July 2018). "No joy for Irish in Europe". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Ett guld och dubbla brons till Sverige vid lag-EM i golf" [One gold and two bronze medals to Sweden at the European golf Championships] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.