2020 European Ladies' Team Championship

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The 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 9–12 July at Upsala Golf Club, in Uppsala, Sweden. It was the 37th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

The hosting Upsala Golf Club was founded in 1937, the 22nd oldest golf club in Sweden. The course, located in Håmö, 9 kilometres west of the city center of Uppsala, the fourth-largest city in Sweden, was inaugurated in 1965, initially designed by Gregor Paulsson and renovated in 2007–2008 by Canadian golf course architect Robert Kains.[1][2][3]

The championship course was set up with par 72 over 6,100 yards.[4]

Format

The 2020 Championship was played in a different season and in a modified format than usual.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the championship was played in a reduced format, with 12 teams participating, each of them with four players. All competitors played one 18-hole-round of stroke-play on the first day. The team scores were based on the leading three scores of each team.

After the first day, the leading eight teams formed flight A and competed in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were being seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. Contests consisted of one foursome game in the morning and two singles in the afternoon. If a game was level after 18 holes, extra holes were played to get a result, although if the overall match result was already determined, later games that were level after 18 holes were halved.

The remaining four teams, not qualified for Flight A, formed Flight B, to meet each other to determine their final standings.[4]

Teams

12 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of four players.

Among teams not participating were England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.[4]

Players in the teams

Country Players
 Belgium Rebecca Becht, Charlotte De Corte, Clarisse Louis, Céline Manche
 Czech Republic Kristyna Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Tereza Melecká, Jana Melichová
 Denmark Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Smilla Tarning Sønderby
 France Gala Dumez, Agathe Laisné, Lucie Malchirand, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
 Germany Alexandra Försterling, Aline Krauter, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Helen Tamy Kreuzer
 Iceland Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Saga Traustadottir
 Italy Alessandra Fanali, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanussi
 Netherlands Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, Lauren Holmey, Romy Meekers, Danielle Modder
 Slovakia Anika Bolcikova, Katarina Drocarova, Antonia Zacharovska, Sara Zrnikova
 Spain Marta Garcia Llorca, Carolina López-Chacarra, Ana Peláez, Teresa Toscano Borrero
 Sweden Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
 Switzerland Tiffany Arafi, Lily Huerlimann, Ginnie Lee, Caroline Sturdza

Winners

Team Switzerland lead the opening 18-hole qualifying competition, with a 3 under par score of 216, four strokes ahead of France.[5]

Individual leader in the 18-hole stroke-play competition was Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, France, with a score of 4 under par 68, one stroke ahead Ginnie Lee, Switzerland.[5]

Host nation and defending champions Sweden won the championship, beating Germany 2–1 in the final and earned their tenth title and the third in a row.[6]

Team Denmark earned third place, beating Switzerland 21⁄2–1⁄2 in the bronze match.[6]

Results

Qualification round

Team standings

Place Country Score To par
1  Switzerland 213 −3
2  France 215 −1
T3  Denmark * 216 E
 Italy 216
T5  Sweden * 218 +2
 Spain 218
7  Germany 220 +4
8  Iceland 221 +5
9  Czech Republic 224 +8
T10  Netherlands * 231 +15
 Slovakia 231
12  Belgium 234 +18

* 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 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard  France 68 −4
2 Ginnie Lee  Switzerland 69 −3
3 Cecilie Finne Ipsen  Denmark 70 −2
Aline Krauter  Germany 70
Ingrid Lindblad  Sweden 70
T6 Hulda Clara Gestsdottir  Iceland 71 −1
Benedetta Moresco  Italy 71
Caroline Sturdza  Switzerland 71
T9 Sara Kouskova  Czech Republic 72 E
Agathe Laisné  France 72
Alessia Nobilio  Italy 72
Ana Peláez  Spain 72

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

Flight A

Bracket

 
Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Switzerland3
 
 
 
 Iceland0
 
 Sweden3
 
 
 
 Switzerland0
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 
 Italy1
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 
 Germany1
 
 Denmark2
 
 
 
 Spain1
 
 Germany2
 
 
 
 Denmark1 Bronze match
 
 Germany2
 
 
 
 France1
 
 Denmark2.5
 
 
 Switzerland0.5
 
 
Elimination matchesMatch for 5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy3
 
 
 
 Iceland0
 
 Italy2
 
 
 
 France1
 
 France2
 
 
 Spain1
 
Match for 7th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Iceland0

Final games

 Sweden  Germany
2 1
M. Stark / B. Wallin 4 & 3 A. Fosterling / H. Tamy Kreutzer
Linn Grant 3 & 2 Paula Schultz-Hansen
Ingrid Lindblad Aline Krauter 3 & 2

Flight B

Team matches

1  Czech Republic  Belgium 0
2.5 0.5
1  Netherlands  Slovakia 0
3 0
1  Netherlands  Belgium 0
3 0
1  Czech Republic  Slovakia 0
2 1
1  Belgium  Slovakia 0
2 1
1  Czech Republic  Netherlands 0
2 1

Team standings

Country Place W T L Game points Points
 Czech Republic 9 3 0 0 6.5–2.5 3
 Netherlands 10 2 0 1 7–2 2
 Belgium 11 1 0 2 2.5–6.5 1
 Slovakia 12 0 0 3 2–7 0

Final standings

Place Country
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Denmark
4  Switzerland
5  Italy
6  France
7  Spain
8  Iceland
9  Czech Republic
10  Netherlands
11  Belgium
12  Slovakia

Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 105. ISBN 9172603283. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Upsala Golfklubb – Uppsala, Sweden – 18 hole renovation". Robert Kains Golf Course Design. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "History". Upsala Golf Club. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Sweden to defend title on home soil". European Golf Association. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Switzerland on Top at The European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Three in a row for Sweden". European Golf Association. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Four title contenders remain at The European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Sweden to face Germany in the final of The European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Blågula segrar i världen, EM och VM, EM Lag damer, Sveriges guldlag" [Swedish victories around the world, European and World Championships, Winning Swedish teams]. golf.se (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ "2020 European Ladies' Team Championship - Flight A, Scorer". European Golf Association. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 European Ladies' Team Championship - Flight B, Scorer". European Golf Association. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Jubel i Uppsala när Sverige tog tredje raka EM-guldet" [Cheers in Uppsala when Sweden took the third straight European Championship gold]. golf.se (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

External links

  • European Golf Association: Results
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