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
Dates10–14 July 2018
LocationFrohnleiten, Austria
47°13′48″N 15°19′26″E / 47.230°N 15.324°E / 47.230; 15.324
Course(s)Golfclub Murhof
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Length6.300 yards (5.761 m)
Field19 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
Location map
Location in Europe
Location in Austria
Location in Styria
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Venue

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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

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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

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

Players in the leading teams

Country Players
  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
  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
  Sweden Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin

Other participating teams

Country
  Austria
  Belgium
  Czech Republic
  Iceland
  Netherlands
  Scotland
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Switzerland
  Turkey

Winners

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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 412–212 in the bronze match.

Results

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Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Team matches

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ Keogh, Brian (11 July 2018). "Europeans: Women and Boys advance as Men hit Berlin wall". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ Keogh, Brian (13 July 2018). "No joy for Irish in Europe". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Ett guld och dubbla brons till Sverige vid lag-EM i golf" [One gold and two bronze medals to Sweden at the European golf Championships] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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