2019 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2019 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 9–13 July at Golf Club Is Molas, in Pula, Italy. It was the 36th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

2019 European Ladies' Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9–13 July 2019
Location	Pula, Sardinia, Italy 39°00′10″N 8°57′50″E
Course(s)	Golf Club Is Molas
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,060 yards (5,540 m)
Field	20 teams 120 players
Champion
Sweden Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Qualification round: 705 (−15) Final match 5–2
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Venue

The hosting course, located in Pula municipality in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of Cagliari, was inaugurated in 1975 and laid out by the Cotton, Pennink & Partners architectural studio to a design by Piero Mancinelli. Four Italian Open tournaments on the European Tour were previously held on the course.^[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 four teams placed 17–20 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

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

Players in the teams

Country	Players
Austria	Leonie Bettel, Chantal Dueringer, Isabella Holpfer, Janika Reitimann, Katharina Muehlbauer, Emma Spitz
Belgium	Margaux Appart, Charlotte De Corte, Clemence Gendebien, Clarisse Louis, Celine Manche, Margaux Vanmol
Czech Republic	Kristina Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Frantiska Lunackova, Marie Lunackova, Tereza Melecka, Jana Melichova
Denmark	Cecilie B. S. Nielsen, Cecilie Finne-Ipsen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard
England	Lianna Bailey, Annabell Fuller, Alice Hewson, Lily May Humphreys, Hannah Screen, Emily Toy
Finland	Anna Backman, Daniella Barrett, Kiira Riihijärvi, Elina Saksa, Petra Salko, Emilia Tukiainen
France	Elodie Chapelet, Yvie Chauche Prat, Gala Dumez, Candice Mahe, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Chloe Salort
Germany	Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Sarina Schmidt, Sophia Zeeb
Iceland	Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara, Helga Kristin Einarsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Saga Traustadottir
Ireland	Shannon Burke, Paula Grant, Julie McCarthy, Jessica Ross, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson
Italy	Letzia Bagnoli, Alessandra Fanali, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanusso
Netherlands	Rosanne Boere, Zhen Bontan, Romy Meekers, Charlotte Roodenburg, Noa Van Beek, Daphne Van Son
Russia	Sofia Anokhina, Alexandra Chekalina, Polina Marina, Kristina Ponomareva, Ekaterina Malakhova, Nataliya Guseva
Scotland	Eilidh Briggs, Penny Brown, Hannah Darling, Chloe Goadby, Hazel MacGarvie, Shannon McWilliam
Slovakia	Laila Hrindova, Anika Bolcikova, Katarina Drocarova, Michaela Vavrova, Natalia Heckova, Lea Klimentova
Slovenia	Pia Babnik, Inja Fric, Hana Mirnik, Vida Obersnel, Lara Jecnic, Tijana Jovecevic Kovacic
Spain	Marta Garcia Llorca, Maria Herraez Galvez , Elena Hualde, Ana Peláez, Marta Perez Sanmartin, Teresa Toscano Borrero
Sweden	Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Switzerland	Tiffany Arafi, Nathalie Armbruester, Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Chiara Tamburlini, Klara Wildhaber
Turkey	Irem Demir, Serra Evrengil, Mina Gencoguz, Gulten Gozuyanik, Petek Peker, Celine Ustgard

Winners

Team Italy lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 19 under par score of 701, four strokes ahead of defending champions Sweden.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was 15 years old Pia Babnik, Slovenia, with a score of 9 under par 135, one stroke ahead of last years individual winner, Frida Kinhult, Sweden.

Team Sweden won the championship, beating Spain 5–2 in the final and earned their ninth title. This came to be the second of three titles in a row for Sweden.

Team Italy earned third place, beating Germany 5–2 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  Italy 343-358=701 −19 2  Sweden 351-354=705 −15 3  Germany 353-363=716 −4 4  Scotland 348-369=717 −3 5  Spain 353-368=721 +1 6  Denmark 356-369=725 +5 7  England 355-371=726 +6 8 Ireland 360-369=729 +9 T9  Slovenia * 362-369=731 +11  France 363-368=731 T11  Finland * 363-369=732 +12  Switzerland 361-371=732 13  Czech Republic 357-376=733 +13 14  Austria 370-369=739 +19 15  Slovakia 362-378=740 +20 16  Russia 360-387=747 +27 17  Belgium 365-384=749 +29 18  Netherlands 370-387=757 +37 19  Iceland 375-387=762 +42 20  Turkey 409-405=814 +94 * 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 Pia Babnik  Slovenia 65-70=135 −9 2 Frida Kinhult  Sweden 69-67=136 −8 3 Anna Zanusso  Italy 66-71=137 −7 4 Annabel Wilson Ireland 70-68=138 −6 5 Ingrid Lindblad  Sweden 69-70=139 −5 T6 Alessandra Fanali  Italy 68-72=140 −4 Vanessa Knecht  Switzerland 68-72=140 Alessia Nobilio  Italy 70-70=140 T9 Hannah Darling  Scotland 70-71=141 −3 Sara Kjellker  Sweden 70-71=141 Sara Kouskova  Czech Republic 70-71=141 Hazel MacGarvie  Scotland 69-72=141 Polly Mack  Germany 70-71=141 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

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

Final games  Sweden  Spain 5 2 L. Grant / M. Stark 4 & 3 T. Toscano / A. Pelaez F. Kinhult / B. Wallin 2 holes E. Hualde / M. Herraez Galvez Sara Kjellker 4 & 3 Maria Herraez Galvez Ingrid Lindblad Marta Garcia Llorca 2 & 1 Beatrice Wallin AS * Teresa Toscano AS * Linn Grant AS * Ana Pelaez AS * Frida Kinhult 4 & 2 Elena Hualde * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Russia 3        Slovenia 2    Czech Republic 4.5        Russia 0.5    Czech Republic 3        Switzerland 2    Czech Republic 3        France 2    Finland 5        Austria 0    France 3        Finland 2 Match for 11th place    France 3.5        Slovakia 1.5    Finland 3      Russia 2

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Switzerland 3.5        Slovenia 1.5    Switzerland 4        Slovakia 1    Slovakia 3.5      Austria 1.5   Match for 15th place            Austria 3.5      Slovenia 1.5

Flight C

Team matches

1  Belgium  Turkey 0 5 0 1  Netherlands  Iceland 0 4 1

1  Belgium  Iceland 0 5 0 1  Netherlands  Turkey 0 4 1

1  Belgium  Netherlands 0 3 2 1  Iceland  Turkey 0 3 2

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
Belgium	17	3	0	0	13–2	3
Netherlands	18	2	0	1	10–5	2
Iceland	19	1	0	2	4–11	1
Turkey	20	0	0	3	3–12	0

Final standings

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

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.