Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11–15 July 2017 |
Location | Palmela, Portugal 38°34′11″N 8°48′11″W / 38.56972°N 8.80306°W |
Course(s) | Montado Golf Resort |
Organized by | European Golf Association |
Format | 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
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Par | 72 |
Length | 6,068 yards (5,549 m) |
Field | 19 teams 114 players |
Champion | |
![]() Lianna Bailey, Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Alice Hewson, Sophie Lamb, Rochelle Morris | |
Qualification round: 707 (−13) Final match 4–3 | |
Location map | |
The 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 11–15 July at Montado Golf Resort in Palmela, Portugal. It was the 34th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
Venue
[edit]The hosting course, located in the Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about 25 kilometres south of Lisbon, Portugal, opened in 1992, surrounded by vineyards and with an island green on the 18th hole, was designed by Jorge Santana da Silva.[1]
The championship course was set up with par 72.
Format
[edit]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
[edit]19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
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Stephanie Amalie Astrup, Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen |
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Lianna Bailey, Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Alice Hewson, Sophie Lamb, Rochelle Morris |
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Antonia Eberhard, Laura Fünfstück, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Anastasia Mickan, Sophia Zeeb |
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Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco, Carlotta Ricolfi, Tasa Torbica |
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Zhen Bontan, Myrte Eikenaar, Roos Haarman, Romy Meekers, Charlotte Puts, Dewi Weber |
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Celia Barquín Arozamena, Elena Hualde Zuniga, Ana Peláez, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Marta Perez Sanmartin |
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Elin Esborn, Michaela Finn, Linnea Johansson, My Leander, Filippa Möörk, Linnea Ström |
Other participating teams
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Winners
[edit]Seven times champions Sweden lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 20 under par 700, four strokes ahead of team Italy.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Linnea Johansson, Sweden, with a score of 9 under par 135, two strokes ahead of four players on tied second place.
Defending champions England won the championship, beating Italy 4–3 in the final and earned their tenth title. Italy's silver was their first medal ever in the history of the championship.
Team Sweden earned third place, beating Spain 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.
Results
[edit]Qualification round
Team standings
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Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
Bracket
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Final games
* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided. |
Flight B
Bracket
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Flight C
Team matches
Team standings
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17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7–3 | 2 |
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18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5–5.5 | 1 |
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19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5–6.5 | 0 |
Final standings
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See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Montado Resort, Golf, DHM Golf Broshure". Discovery Hotel Management.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Denmark, England, Spain and Sweden Crowned 2017 European Team Champions". European Golf Association. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Ireland in Flight B in European Ladies' Team Championship". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Ireland battling for minor places at European Amateur Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Irish Boys sixth on mixed week at European Amateur Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 13 December 2021.