1995 European Ladies' Team Championship

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.

1995 European Ladies' Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–16 July July 1995
Location	Monza, Italy 45.602°N 9.284°E / 45.602; 9.284
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
Spain Alejandra Armas, Sara Beautell, Itziar Elguezabal, Ana Larraneta, Maria José Pons, Ana Belen Sanchez
Qualification round: 735 (+15) Final match 5–2
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Venue

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

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

A record number of 19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Belgium	Isabelle Declerque, Annabelle Haxhe, Sophie Leten, Catherine Pons, Sophie Tornel, Valérie Van Ryckeghem
Denmark	Camilla Faaborg-Andersen, Lotte Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld, Caroline Rasmussen, Iben Tinning
England	Emma Duggleby, Sandy Lambert, Elaine Ratcliffe, Karen Stupples, Julie Hall, Lisa Walton
France	Maitena Alsuguren, Jeanne-Marie Busuttil, Ludivine Kreutz, Kristel Mourge d'Algue, Virgine Requier, Amadine Vincent
Germany	Diane Blam, Elisabeth Esterl, Luise Gehlen, Anika Heuser, Esther Poburski, Nicole Stillig
Ireland	Yvonne Cassidy, Eavan Higgins, Hazel Kavanagh, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Mary McKenna, Ada O'Sullivan
Italy	Maria Paola Casati, Silvia Cavalleri, Antonella Manuli, Anna Nistri, Caterina Quintarelli, Alessandra Salvi
Netherlands	Nan Croockewit, Catryn Geleynse, Sandra Hoer, Marcella Neggers, Laura Thijssen, Marike Zelsman
Norway	Line Berg, Tine Faanes, Cecilie Lundgreen, Hanne Nyquist, Christine Norwang, Vibeke Stensrud
Scotland	Sharon McMaster, Mhairi McKay, Hilary Monoghan, Janice Moodie, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose
Spain	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

Country
Austria
Czech Republic
Finland
Iceland
Portugal
Switzerland

Winners

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

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  Spain 366-369=735 +15 2  Sweden 369-367=736 +16 3  Italy 370-369=739 +19 4  England 380-366=746 +26 5  France 367-380=747 +27 6  Denmark 372-382=754 +34 7  Scotland 386-369=755 +35 8  Wales 387-375=762 +42 9  Norway 389-379=768 +48 10  Ireland 386-385=771 +51 11  Switzerland 390-382=772 +52 12  Germany 381-392=773 +53 13  Austria 399-377=776 +56 14  Netherlands 394-389=783 +63 15  Belgium 399-389=788 +68 16  Finland 401-408=809 +89 17  Iceland 411-412=823 +103 18  Portugal 426-398=824 +104 19  Czech Republic 410-418=828 +108

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Vibeke Stensrud  Norway 71-69=140 −4 T2 Sofie Eriksson  Sweden 73-69=142 −2 Janice Moodie  Scotland 75-67=142 Amadine Vincent  France 68-74=142 5 Silvia Cavalleri  Italy 70-73=143 −1 T6 Sara Beautell  Spain 71-74=145 +1 Becky Morgan  Wales 74-71=145 María José Pons  Spain 72-73=145 T9 Julie Hall  England 72-74=146 +2 Mia Löjdahl  Sweden 71-75=146 Catarina Quantarelli  Italy 74-72=146 Karen Stupples  England 75-71=146 Iben Tinning  Denmark 73-73=146 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Scotland 5        Sweden 2    Scotland 4.5        Denmark 2.5    Denmark 5.5        Italy 1.5    Spain 5        Scotland 2    England 4.5        France 2.5    Spain 5.5        England 1.5 Bronze match    Spain 4        Wales 3    England 4.5      Denmark 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Italy 5        Sweden 2    France 4        Italy 3    France 6      Wales 1   Match for 7th place            Sweden 5.5      Wales 1.5

Final games  Spain  Scotland 5 2 A. Larzaneta / M.J. Pons 3 & 1 M. McKay / J. Moodie S. Beautell / A.B. Sanchez 25th hole L. Nicholson / A. Rose Izlar Elguezabal 19th hole Janice Moodie Ana Belen Sanchez Alison Rose 2 & 1 Maria José Pons 5 & 3 Sharon McMaster Sara Beautell 1 hole Lesley Nichlson Ana Lazraneta Mhari McKay 2 & 1

Flight B Bracket   Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                      Norway 3        Germany 2    Germany 3        Austria 2    Norway 3.5        Ireland 1.5    Ireland 3        Belgium 2    Ireland 5        Netherlands 0 Match for 11th place    Netherlands 3        Switzerland 2    Germany 3.5      Netherlands 1.5     Elimination match Match for 13th place                        Switzerland 4        Belgium 1    Austria 3.5      Switzerland 1.5

Flight C Bracket   Elimination matches Match for 16th place                        Portugal 3        Iceland 2    Finland 4        Portugal 1    Finland 4      Czech Republic 1   Match for 18th place            Iceland 3      Czech Republic 2

Final standings

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

Sources:^[1][2][3][4]

See also

• 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

1. "Resultat, EM damer" [Results, European Ladies' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1995. p. 81. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. 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.
3. "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. "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.

External links

• European Golf Association: Results