2017 European Ladies' Team Championship

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2017 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–15 July 2017
LocationPalmela, Portugal
38°34′11″N 8°48′11″W / 38.56972°N 8.80306°W / 38.56972; -8.80306
Course(s)
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,068 yards (5,549 m)
Field19 teams
114 players
Champion
 England
, ,
, Alice Hewson,
,
Qualification round: 707 (−13)
Final match 4–3
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The 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 11–15 July at in Palmela, Portugal. It was the 34th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue[]

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[]

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 leading teams

Country Players
 Denmark , , Malene Krølbøll Hansen, , Puk Lyng Thomsen,
 England , , , Alice Hewson, ,
 Germany Antonia Eberhard, Laura Fünfstück, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Anastasia Mickan, Sophia Zeeb
 Italy Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco, Carlotta Ricolfi, Tasa Torbica
 Netherlands Zhen Bontan, Myrte Eikenaar, Roos Haarman, Romy Meekers, Charlotte Puts, Dewi Weber
 Spain Celia Barquín Arozamena, Elena Hualde Zuniga, Ana Peláez, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Marta Perez Sanmartin
 Sweden , Michaela Finn, Linnea Johansson, My Leander, Filippa Möörk, Linnea Ström

Other participating teams

Country
 Austria
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Finland
 France
 Iceland
 Ireland
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Scotland
 Slovakia
  Switzerland

Winners[]

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[]

Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Team matches

Team standings

Country Place W T L Game points Points
 Finland 17 2 0 0 7–3 2
 Iceland 18 1 0 1 4.5–5.5 1
 Portugal 19 0 0 2 3.5–6.5 0

Final standings

Place Country
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden
4  Spain
5  Denmark
6  Germany
7  Netherlands
8  Belgium
9  Ireland
10  France
11  Scotland
12  Czech Republic
13  Norway
14  Austria
15  Slovakia
16   Switzerland
17  Finland
18  Iceland
19  Portugal

Sources:[2][3][4][5][6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Montado Resort, Golf, DHM Golf Broshure". Discovery Hotel Management.
  2. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Denmark, England, Spain and Sweden Crowned 2017 European Team Champions". European Golf Association. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Ireland in Flight B in European Ladies' Team Championship". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Ireland battling for minor places at European Amateur Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ Keogh, Brian (15 July 2017). "Irish Boys sixth on mixed week at European Amateur Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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