2016 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Oddur Golf Club in Garðabær, Iceland. It was the 33rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

Oddur Golf Club was established in 1990 with a nine-hole course designed by Hannes Thorsteinsson, located in the municipality of Garðabær, 6 kilometres south of the city center of Reykjavik, Iceland. It was extended to the Urriðavöllur 18-hole-course in 1997, a heathland course flanked by lava from the dormant volcano Búrfell.^[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. Poland took part for the first time.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Denmark	Stephanie Amalie Astrup, Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Line Toft Hansen
England	Emma Allen, Alice Hewson, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Elisabeth Prior, Olivia Winning
Finland	Matilda Castren, Jenna Maihaniemi, Hannele Mikkola, Ellinoora Moiso, Emily Penttila, Petra Salko
Germany	Antonia Eberhard, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Esther Henseleit, Laura Fünfstück, Lena Schäffner
Norway	Mariell Bruun, Dorthea Forbrigd, Renate Grimstad, Stina Resen, Kristin Simonsen, Marthe Wold
Spain	Celia Barquín Arozamena, Fátima Fernández Cano, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Maria Parra Luque, Luna Sobrón
Sweden	Martina Edberg, Frida Gustavsson Spång, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Louise Ridderström, Linnea Ström
Switzerland	Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Azelia Meichtry, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Rachel Rossel

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland
Slovenia
Wales

Winners

Five times champions Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 10 over par 730, one stroke ahead of team Norway.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Maria Parra Luque, Spain, with a score of 4 under par 140, one stroke ahead of Antonia Eberhard, Germany.

Team England won the championship, beating Spain 4–3 in the final and earned their ninth title and first since 1993. Six of the seven matches in the final went to the 18th hole. The championship was decided when, Solheim Cup-player to be, Bronte Law, England, sank the winning putt on the 18th green in her singles match against Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Spain.

Team Germany earned third place, beating Switzerland 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
Austria	17	3	0	0	11–4	3
Wales	18	2	0	1	7–8	2
Poland	19	1	0	2	6–9	1
Czech Republic	20	0	0	3	6–9	0

Final standings

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

Sources:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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.

References

External links

• European Golf Association: Results