2018 European Ladies' Team Championship

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.

2018 European Ladies' Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	10–14 July 2018
Location	Frohnleiten, Austria 47.230°N 15.324°E / 47.230; 15.324
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
Sweden Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Qualification round: 703 (−17) Final match 5–2
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Venue

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

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

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

Players in the teams

Country	Players
Austria	Leonie Bettel, Katharina Mühlbauer, Janika Rüttimann, Emma Spitz, Julia Unterweger, Lea Zeitler
Belgium	Clara Aveling, Diane Baillieux, Clarisse Louis, Celine Manche, Camille Richelle, Elodie Van Dievoet
Czech Republic	Kristina Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Marie Lunackova, Tereza Melecka, Jana Melichova, Katerina Vlasinova
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	Anna Backman, Daniella Barrett, Karina Kukkonen, Kiira Riihijärvi, Petra Salko, Emilia Tukianen
France	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
Iceland	Andrea Bergsdottir, Berglind Bjornsdottir, Helga Kristin Einarsdottir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Anna Solveig Snorradottir, Saga Traustadottir
Ireland	Paula Grant, Mairead Martin, Julie McCarthy, Olivia Mehaffey, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson
Italy	Letzia Bagnoli, Virginia Elena Carta, Alessandra Fanali, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco
Netherlands	Zhen Bontan, Pasqualle Coffa, Mayka Hoogeboom, Romy Meekers, Jennifer Sepers, Dewi Weber
Scotland	Gemma Batty, Eilidh Briggs, Chloe Goadby, Connie Jaffrey, Hannah McCook, Shannon McWilliam
Slovakia	Anika Bolcikova, Natalia Heckova, Laila Hrindova, Rebecca Hnidkova, Lea Klimentova, Sara Zrnikova
Slovenia	Pia Babnik, Inja Fric, Hana Mirnik, Vida Obersnel, Lara Jecnic, Neza Siftar
Spain	Celia Barquin Arozamena, Elena Hualde Zuniga, Paz Marfa Sans, Ainhoa Olarra, Ana Peláez Triviño, Marta Perez Sanmartin
Sweden	Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Switzerland	Natalie Armbruester, Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Azelia Meichtry, Elena Moosmann, Priscilla Schmid
Turkey	Damla Bilgic, Tugce Erden, Sena Ersoy, Serra Evrengil, Petek Peker, Selin Timur

Winners

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

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  France 344-347=691 −29 2  Germany 353-349=702 −18 3  Sweden 348-355=703 −17 4  Denmark 354-353=707 −13 5  England 347-362=709 −11 6  Finland 360-350=710 −10 T7  Italy * 350-363=713 −7 Ireland 354-359=713 9  Spain 359-355=714 −6 10  Austria 359-359=718 −2 11  Scotland 359-362=721 +1 T12  Switzerland 362-365=727 +7  Czech Republic 363-364=727 14  Netherlands 366-364=730 +10 15  Belgium 361-373=734 +14 16  Slovakia 369-376=745 +25 17  Slovenia 369-376=745 18  Iceland 386-368=754 +34 19  Turkey 379-378=757 +37 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par 1 Frida Kinhult  Sweden 66-64=130 −14 2 Olivia Mehaffey Ireland 65-66=131 −13 T3 Kiira Riihijärvi  Finland 66-68=134 −10 Sophia Zeeb  Germany 69-65=134 5 Emma Broze  France 71-64=135 −9 6 Ainhoa Olarra  Spain 69-68=137 −7 T7 India Clyburn  England 66-72=138 −6 Agathe Laisné  France 68-70=138 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard  France 68-70=138 T10 Virginia Elena Carta  Italy 69-70=139 −5 Alice Hewson  England 70-69=139 Hannah McCook  Scotland 66-73=139 Dewi Weber  Netherlands 70-69=139 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                France 6       Ireland 1    France 4        Denmark 3    Denmark 4.5        England 2.5    Sweden 5        France 2    Italy 5        Germany 2    Sweden 5        Italy 2 Bronze match    Sweden 4        Finland 3    Denmark 4.5      Italy 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        England 3.5       Ireland 1.5    Germany 3.5        England 1.5    Germany 3      Finland 2   Match for 7th place            Finland 4     Ireland 1

Final games  Sweden  France 5 2 F. Kinhult / B. Wallin 1 hole S. Aubert / P. Roussin Bouchard L. Grant / A. Linner E. Broze / A. Laisne 3 & 2 Sara Kjellker 3 & 1 Pauline Roussin Bouchard Maja Stark Chloe Salort 1 hole Beatrice Wallin 4 & 3 Mathilde Claisse Linn Grant 3 & 1 Emma Broze Frida Kinhult 2 & 1 Agathe Laisne

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Spain 4.5        Slovakia 0.5    Spain 3.5        Czech Republic 1.5    Czech Republic 3.5        Switzerland 1.5    Spain 3.5        Belgium 1.5    Belgium 3.5        Austria 1.5    Belgium 3        Netherlands 2 Match for 11th place    Netherlands 3        Scotland 2    Netherlands 3      Czech Republic 2

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Slovakia 3        Switzerland 2    Scotland 4.5        Slovakia 0.5    Scotland 4      Austria 1   Match for 15th place            Austria 4.5      Switzerland 0.5

Flight C

Team matches

0.5  Iceland  Turkey 0.5 2.5 2.5

1  Slovenia  Iceland 0 5 0

1  Slovenia  Turkey 0 3.5 1.5

Team standings

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

Sources:^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

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.