1999 European Ladies' Team Championship

1999 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	6–10 July 1999
Location	Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France; 48°55′06″N 2°03′26″E / 48.91833°N 2.05733°E
Course(s)
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	36 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Field	17 teams; 102 players
Champion
	France; , Stéphanie Arricau, , Karine Icher, Marine Monnet, Gwladys Nocera
	Qualification round: 716 (−4); Final match 41⁄2–21⁄2
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The 1999 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. It was the 21st women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue[]

The course, situated 25 kilometres west of the city center of Paris, France, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1922.^[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. 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 match-play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.

The three teams placed 15–17 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[]

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

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Denmark	Helle Gram, Karen Margrethe Juul, Anne Larsson, Amanda Mooltke-Leth, Rikke Rasmussen, Carina Vagner
England	, , Emma Duggleby, , Rebecca Hudson,
Finland	Nina Isaksson, Minna Kaarnalahti, Pia Koivuranta, Hanna-Riikka Kuitunen, Niina Laitinen, Ursula Tuutti
France	, Stéphanie Arricau, , Karine Icher, Marine Monnet, Gwladys Nocera
Germany	Martina Eberl, , , Miriam Nagl, ,
Ireland	Alison Coffey, Claire Coughlan, Emma Dickson, Suzanne O'Brien, , Oonagh Purfield
Italy	Isabelle Calogero, Monica Cosenza, Barbara Paruscio, Federica Piovano, Sofia Sandolo, Giulia Sergas
Netherlands	Annemieke Goederen, Joan van der Kraats, Marcella Neggers, Nienke Nijenhuis, Kim van Tienhoven, Marieke Zelsman
Norway	Line Berg, Monica Gundersrud, Camilla G. Hilland, Cathrine Norderhaug, Suzanne Pettersen, Marianne Ruud
Scotland	Anne Laing, Laura Moffat, Hilary Monoghan, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose, Jayne Smith
Spain	, Macarena Campomanes, , , Tania Elósegui, Marta Prieto
Sweden	, Maria Bodén, Kristina Engström, Anna Jonsson, , Helena Svensson
Switzerland	Barbara Albisetti, Nora Angehrrn, Tanja Arnold, Niloufar Azam, Alexandra Gasser, Sheila Lee
Wales	Becky Brewerton, Louise Davies, Natalie Evans, Becky Morgan, Elenor Pilgrim, Vicki Rawlings Thomas

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic

Winners[]

Host nation France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 4 under par 716, 20 strokes ahead of team England.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was , France, with a score of 5 under par 139, one stroke ahead of Maria Bodén, Sweden.

Team France won the championship, beating England 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their sixth title. Team Germany earned third place, beating Netherlands 5–2 in the bronze match.

Results[]

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	France	362-354=716	−4
2	England	372-364=736	+16
3	Italy	371-366=737	+17
T4	Sweden *	382-365=747	+27
T4	Germany	373-374=747	+27
6	Netherlands	376-375=751	+31
7	Spain	379-373=752	+32
8	Ireland	384-370=754	+34
9	Wales	380-378=758	+38
10	Denmark	387-381=768	+48
T11	Scotland *	387-383=770	+50
T11	Switzerland	389-381=770	+50
T13	Norway *	388-386=774	+54
T13	Finland	392-382=774	+54
15	Austria	393-394=777	+57
16	Belgium	406-394=800	+80
17	Czech Republic	405-420=825	+105

* 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		France	70-69=139	−5
2	Maria Bodén	Sweden	72-68=140	−4
T3	Marine Monnet	France	74-68=142	−2
T3	Becky Morgan	Wales	70-72=142	−2
T5	Miriam Nagl	Germany	73-70=143	−1
T5	Federica Piovano	Italy	72-71=143	−1
T7	Helena Svensson	Sweden	73-72=145	+1
T7	Gwladys Nocera	France	72-73=145	+1
T9		France	73-73=146	+2
	Karine Icher	France	73-73=146
		Ireland	74-72=146
	Giulia Sergas	Italy	70-76=146
		England	73-73=146
		Italy	74-72=146

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final



England	4

Spain	3
		England	4

		Netherlands	3
Netherlands	4

Italy	3
				France	4.5

				England	2.5
Germany	5

Sweden	2
		France	5

		Germany	2	Bronze match
France	4

Ireland	3
				Germany	5

				Netherlands	2

Elimination matches		Match for 5th place



Sweden	4

Ireland	3
		Sweden	4

		Italy	3
Italy	4

Spain	3
		Match for 7th place



		Spain	6

		Ireland	1

Final games

France	England
4.5	2.5
Alsuguren / Monnet 2 & 1	Andrew / Brown
Arricau / Icher 3 & 2	Duggleby / Hudson
Marine Monnet 6 & 5	Fiona Brown
Stéphanie Arricau AS *	Rebecca Hudson AS *
Virgine Auffret 3 & 2	Kirsty Fisher
Karine Icher	Emma Duggleby 16th hole **
Maitena Alsuguren	Kim Andrew 16th hole **

* Note: Game all square after 18 holes declared halved, since team match already decided.

** Note: English player declared winner after 16th hole, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1		Round 2		Match for 9th place






		Finland	3

		Denmark	2
Finland	3

Scotland	2
				Switzerland	3

				Finland	2
Switzerland	3

Norway	2
		Switzerland	3

		Wales	2	Match for 11th place



				Wales	3

				Denmark	2

Round 1	Match for 13th place






	Scotland	3

	Norway	2

Flight C

Team matches

Round 1		Round 2






		Austria	5

		Czech Republic	0
Belgium	3

Czech Republic	2
		Round 3



		Austria	4

		Belgium	1

Final standings

Place	Country
	France
	England
	Germany
4	Netherlands
5	Sweden
6	Italy
7	Spain
8	Ireland
9	Switzerland
10	Finland
11	Wales
12	Denmark
13	Scotland
14	Norway
15	Austria
16	Belgium
17	Czech Republic

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "The Club, The official opening of the golf course". Golf de Saint Germain. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Resultat, EM damer" [Results, European Ladies' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1999. p. 122. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN 91-86818007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

External links[]

European Golf Association: Results

[1] "The Club, The official opening of the golf course". Golf de Saint Germain. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[2] "Resultat, EM damer" [Results, European Ladies' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1999. p. 122. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[3] Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN 91-86818007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[4] "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[5] "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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