1971 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 1971 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 30 June – 3 July at Ganton Golf Club, in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. It was the seventh women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

1971 European Ladies' Team Championship

The clubhouse and 18th green at Ganton Golf Club
Tournament information
Dates	30 June – 3 July 1971
Location	Ganton, North Yorkshire, England 54.1882°N 0.4962°W / 54.1882; -0.4962
Course(s)	Ganton Golf Club
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	18 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	75
Length	6,289 yards (5,751 m)
Field	14 teams circa 70 players
Champion
England Sally Barber, Mary Everard, Julia Greenhalgh, Ann Irvin, Dinah Oxley, Mickey Walker
Qualification round: 318 (+18) Final match: 5–2
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Venue

Main article: Ganton Golf Club

The hosting club was founded in 1891 and the course was initially designed by Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird, later modified by different course architects, including James Braid, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, John Henry Taylor, and Harry Vardon. It previously hosted the 1949 Ryder Cup and the 1964 Amateur Championship.^[1]

The course was set up with par 75 over 6,289 yards, with 38 on the front nine holes and 37 on the back nine.

There was heavy rain the days before the tournament and warm weather with a small breeze during the competition.^[2]

Format

All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with up to five players, counted the four 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. Each of the four best placed teams were drawn to play the quarter-final against one of the teams in the flight placed in the next four positions. 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 matches after the morning foursome matches. 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 play to decide their final positions.

Teams

14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players.

Country	Players
Denmark	B. Holm Pedersen, Vibeke Morgan, Tove Palsby Geertz, Anette Bjerglund, L. Brunn, Karin Vang Sigumfeldt Birch
England	Sally Barber, Mary Everard, Julia Greenhalgh, Ann Irvin, Dinah Oxley, Mickey Walker
France	Odile Semelaigne-Garaïalde, Geraldine Cochet, Martine Gajan-Giraud, Georges Labesse, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte Varangot
Ireland	Elaine Bradshaw, Mary Gorry, C. McAuley, Mary McKenna, M. Mooney, Vivian Singleton
Italy	R. Boeri, M. Dassù, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, L. Rivetti, M. Segafredo, Marion Tadini
Luxembourg	A. Delvaux, R. de Muyser, R. Welter, C. Rischard, F. Letellier
Netherlands	Annelies Eschauzier, Priscilla Grosch, Annie Mackeson-Sandbach, Marischka Zegger-Swane, Joyce de Witt Puyt, Ineke Keunen
Norway	Mette Bjørum, Marianne Kohorn, Anniken Langaard, Mette Rinde Reuss, Reidun Stensland
Scotland	Marjory Ferguson, Jillian Hutton, Joan Lawrence, Joan Norris, Belle Robertson, Joan Smith
Spain	Elena Corominas, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Inés Maestre, Cristina Marsans, Sissy Tolnay, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara
Sweden	Liv Forsell, Louise Johansson Wingård, Christina Nordström, Nailil Skoog, Ann-Katrin Svensson, Christina Westerberg
Switzerland	Jacqueline Stucki, Marie Christine de Werra, M. Unthard, D. Caillat, B. Zeerleher
Wales	Audrey Briggs, Penny Griffiths Davies, Ann Hughes Johnson, Jean Hughes, Sylvia Webster, Nancy Wright
West Germany	Barbara Böhm, Marion Petersen, Marietta Gütermann, Monika Müller, Katharina Trebitsch

Winners

Tied leaders of the opening 18-hole competition were the finalist teams from the previous championship two years earlier, host nation England and defending champions France, each with an 18-over-par score of 318. Host nation England earned first place on the tie breaking better non-counting score.

Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Marion Petersen, Germany, with a score of 1-over-par 76, one stroke ahead of Julia Greenhalgh, England. Six players in the field broke 80. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Team England won the championship, earning their third title, beating defending champions France in the final 5–2. With the win, England became the first nation to win the men's and the women's European amateur team championships in the same year. England came to repeat that achievement the following year.

Team Sweden, for the second time on the podium, beat the Netherlands 5–2 in the third place match.

Results

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par T1  England* 318 +18  France 3  Scotland 321 +21 T4  Spain* 329 +29  Sweden 6  Netherlands 330 +30 7  West Germany 332 +32 8  Italy 336 +36 9 Ireland 340 +40 10  Wales 341 +41 11  Denmark 355 +55 12  Switzerland 356 +56 13  Norway 358 +58 14  Luxembourg 385 +85 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score.

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Marion Petersen  West Germany 76 +1 2 Julia Greenhalgh  England 77 +2 3 Odile Garaialde  France 78 +3 T4 Geraldine Cochet  France 79 +4 Mary Everard  England 79 Mickey Walker  England 79 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                France 5        West Germany 2    France 4        Netherlands 3    Netherlands 4        Scotland 3    England 5        France 2    Sweden 5        Spain 2    England 6.5        Sweden 0.5 Bronze match    England 4        Italy 3    Sweden 5      Netherlands 2     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Spain 5.5        Italy 1.5    West Germany 4        Spain 3    West Germany 5      Scotland 2   Match for 7th place            Scotland 6      Italy 1

Final games  England  France 5 2 A. Irvin / M. Walker B. Varangot / O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 20th hole S. Barber / M. Everard 5 & 4 G. Labesse / A. M. Palli Dinah Oxley 1 hole Brigitte Varangot Mickey Walker O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 1 hole Mary Everard 3 & 1 Anne Marie Palli Julia Greenhalgh 6 & 5 G. Labesse S. Barber 4 & 3 Geraldine Cochet

Flight B

Bracket

	Round 1				Round 2				Match for 9th place
					Ireland	6
					Norway	1
	Norway	4
	Switzerland	3
									Ireland	4
									Wales	3
	Denmark	5
	Luxembourg	2
					Wales	5.5
					Denmark	1.5			Match for 11th place
									Denmark	5
									Norway	2

	Round 1				Match for 13th place
					Switzerland	6
					Luxembourg	1

Final standings

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

Sources:^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][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.