2023 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2023 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 11–15 July at Tawast Golf & Country Club in Hämeenlinna, Finland. It was the 40th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.^[1][2][3][4]

2023 European Ladies' Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	11–15 July 2023
Location	Hämeenlinna, Finland 60°59′55″N 24°31′40″E
Course(s)	Tawast Golf & Country Club
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,041 yards (5,524 m)
Field	19 teams 114 players
Champion
Spain Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernández, Lucia Lopez Ortega, Julia López Ramirez, Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto, Carla Tejedo Mulet
Qualification round: 691 (–29) Final match 4.5–2.5
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Team Spain won the championship.^[5]

Venue

The hosting course is situated in Hämeenlinna (Tawastehus in Swedish) in southern Finland about 100 kilometers north of capital city Helsinki. The course, surrounded by woodland and a lake, was designed by architect Reijo Hillberg.^[6]

Course layout

Hole	Meters	Par		Hole	Meters	Par
1	302	4		10	349	4
2	426	5		11	121	3
3	382	4		12	313	4
4	454	5		13	345	4
5	350	4		14	142	3
6	305	4		15	300	4
7	116	3		16	411	5
8	339	4		17	325	4
9	132	3		18	412	5
Out	2,806	36		In	2,718	36
Source:[1][7]		Total			5,524	72

Format

Each team consisted of six players. On the first two days each player played 18 holes of stroke play each day. The lowest five scores from each team's six players counted to the team total each day.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the following 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. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Extra holes were played in games that are all square after 18 holes. However, if the result of the team match was already decided, games were declared halved.^[8]

The next eight teams in the stroke-play stage formed flight B, also played knock-out match-play, but with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

The teams placed 17–19 in the stroke-play stage formed flight C, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

Teams

19 nation teams contested the event.^{[1][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Participating teams

Country	Players
Austria	Chantal Düringer, Johanna Ebner, Isabella Holpfer, Hannah Mitterberger, Anna Neumayer, Katharina Zeilinger
Belgium	Diane Baillieux, Rebecca Becht, Sophie Bert, Diane Denis, Lara Meyers, Céline Manche
Czech Republic	Klara Hurtova, Veronika Kedronova, Patricie Mackova, Hana Ryskova, Natalie Saint Germain, Agata Vahalova
Denmark	Cecilie Leth-Nissen, Christina Thouber, Emma Bunch, Olivia Grønborg, Anna Hjerrild Behnsen, Natacha Høst Husted
England	Jess Baker, Rosie Belsham, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Patience Rhodes, Lottie Woad
Finland	Krista Junkkari, Katri Bakker, Anna Backman, Henni Mustonen, Emilia Väistö, Oona Kuronen
France	Adéla Cernousek, Constance Fouillet, Justine Fournand, Vaïrana Heck, Maylis Lamoure, Loïs Lau
Germany	Charlotte Back, Helen Briem, Christin Eisenbeiß, Chiara Horder, Celina Sattelkau, Paula Schulz-Hanssen
Iceland	Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Anna Julia Olafsdottir, Perla Sol Sigurbrandsdottir, Saga Traustadottir
Ireland	Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Anna Foster, Kate Lanigan, Jessica Ross
Italy	Maria Vittoria Corbi, Caterina Don, Matilde Innocenti Angelini, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanusso
Scotland	Penelope Brown, Hannah Darling, Carmen Griffiths, Jasmine MackIntosh, Lorna McClymont, Jennifer Saxton
Slovakia	Petra Babicová, Katarína Drocárová, Viktória Krnáčová, Michaela Vavrová, Antónia Zacharovská, Alexandra Šulíková
Slovenia	Barbara Car, Eva Kiri Fevzer, Zala Jesih, Lana Malek, Neza Siftar, Ana Vehovar
Spain	Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernández, Lucia Lopez Ortega, Julia López Ramirez, Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto, Carla Tejedo Mulet
Sweden	Kajsa Arwefjäll, Andrea Grimberg-Lignell, Ingrid Lindblad, Louise Rydqvist, Moa Svedenskiöld, Meja Örtengren
Switzerland	Natalie Armbrüster, Ginnie Lee, Victoria Levy, Chiara Sola, Caroline Sturdza, Chiara Tamburlini
Turkey	Sude Bay, Ayse Demir, Almina Erdogan, Delfin Filiz, Deniz Sapmaz, Zeynep Sualp
Wales	Darcey Harry, Harriet Lockley, Kath O'Connor, Luca Thompson, Ffion Tynan, Carys Worby

Winners

Team Sweden lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 44 under par score of 676, 14 strokes ahead of team Germany.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was, Meja Örtengren, Sweden, with a score of 13 under par 131, two strokes ahead of three players at tied second.

Team Spain won the championship, beating defending champion England 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their sixth title.

Team Germany earned third place, beating Switzerland 6-1 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round

Place Country Score To par Team standings after first round 1  Sweden 340 −20 2  Germany 345 −15 3  Spain 349 −11 4  Ireland 353 −7 5  England 354 −6 6  Denmark 356 −4 7  Finland 360 E T8  Austria 363 +3  Czech Republic  Switzerland 11  Scotland 364 +4 12  France 368 +8 T13  Belgium 374 +14  Italy 15  Wales 375 +15 16  Iceland 376 +16 17  Slovakia 383 +23 T18  Slovenia 384 +24  Turkey

Place Country Score To par Team standings after final qualification round 1  Sweden 340-336=676 −44 2  Germany 345-345=690 −30 3  Spain 349-342=691 −29 4  England 354-351=705 −15 5  Ireland 353–354=707 −13 6  Czech Republic 363-365=718 −2 7  France 368-354=722 +2 8  Switzerland 363-360=723 +3 9  Austria 363-361=724 +4 10  Italy 374-351=725 +5 11  Scotland* 364-365=729 +9 12  Denmark 356–373=729 +9 13  Iceland 376-362=738 +18 14  Wales 375-364=739 +19 15  Finland 364-377=741 +21 16  Slovakia 383-368=751 +31 17  Belgium 374-382=756 +36 18  Slovenia 384-379=763 +43 19  Turkey 384–391=775 +55 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Meja Örtengren	Sweden	66-65=131	−13
T2	Helen Briem	Germany	66-67=133	−11
	Ingrid Lindblad	Sweden	67-66=133
	Julia Lopez Ramirez	Spain	67-66=133
5	Lottie Woad	England	68-67=135	−9
6	Kajsa Arwefjäll	Sweden	66-70=136	−8
T7	Hulda Clara Gestsdottir	Iceland	71-66=137	−7
	Jessica Ross	Ireland	69-68=137
	Louise Rydqvist	Sweden	70-67=137
T10	Cayetana Fernández	Spain	70-68=138	−6
	Chiara Horder	Germany	65-73=138
	Hana Ryskova	Czech Republic	69-69=138
	Celina Sattelkau	Germany	70-68=138

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Switzerland 4        Sweden 3    England 5.5        Switzerland 1.5    England 4.5        Ireland 2.5    Spain 4.5        England 2.5    Spain 5.5        Czech Republic 1.5    Spain 5        Germany 2 Bronze match    Germany 4        France 3    Germany 6      Switzerland 1     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Sweden 3        Ireland 2    Sweden 4        Czech Republic 1    Czech Republic 3      France 2   Match for 7th place            France 3.5      Ireland 1.5

Final games  Spain  England 4.5 2.5 J. Lopez Ramirez / L. Lopez Ortega J. Baker / C. Heath 3 & 2 C. Fernandez / C. Bernat Escuder 2 & 1 C. McGinty / L. Woad Julia Lopez Ramirez Lottie Woad 5 & 4 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Coto 3 & 2 Charlotte Heath Carla Bernat Escuder 6 & 5 Patience Rhodes Cayetana Fernandez 4 & 3 Caley McGinty Carla Tejedo Mulet A/S * Rosie Belsham A/S * * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Austria 5        Slovakia 0    Denmark 3        Austria 2    Denmark 4        Iceland 1    Denmark 3        Finland 2    Scotland 4        Wales 1    Finland 3        Scotland 2 Match for 11th place    Finland 4        Italy 1    Austria 3      Scotland 2

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Iceland 4        Slovakia 1    Italy 4        Iceland 1    Italy 3      Wales 2   Match for 15th place            Slovakia 3      Wales 2

Flight C

Team matches

0.5  Slovenia  Turkey 0.5 2.5 2.5

1  Belgium  Turkey 0 5 0

1  Belgium  Slovenia 0 3.5 1.5

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
Belgium	17	2	0	0	8.5–1.5	2
Slovenia *	18	0	1	1	4–6	0.5
Turkey *	19	0	1	1	2.5–7.5	0.5

* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total number of won games.

Final standings

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

Source:^[15]

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.
• European Ladies Amateur Championship – European amateur individual golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

References

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External links

• European Golf Association: Results