The 1988 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 September at Drottningholm Golf Club in Stockholm, Sweden. The club was later renamed the Royal Drottningholm Golf Club, named from the palace close to the course, the Drottningholm Palace, home of the Swedish king and queen. The course, laid out on crown property, opened in 1959 in a park and woodland area about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from midtown Stockholm. For this championship, the course was set up as the women's championship course with par 73.
It was the 13th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 27 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The United States team won the Trophy, earning the title for the tenth time, beating the hosting country team Sweden by one stroke. Sweden earned the silver medal while the combined team of Great Britain & Ireland took the bronze on third place another twelve strokes back.
Anne Quast Sander, playing in the United States team, was a member of the winning team for a tied record third time, in 1988 at 51 years of age and 24 years after her first win in 1966 (at the time known as Anne Quast Welts). Her second win came in 1968. The only other women to have won the Espirito Santo Trophy three times is Jane Bastanchury Booth, who was a member of the winning U.S. team in 1968, 1970 and 1972.
Teams 27 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.
CountryPlayersDolores Nava, Maria Eugenia Noguerol, Nora VentureiraLouise Briers, Elizabeth Cavill, Nicole LowienIsabelle De Clercq, Sylvie Clausset, Aline Van Der HaegenJudithanne Astwood-Outerbridge, Madeline Joell, Sherley WildiLuciana Benvenuti, Elisabeth Nickhorn, Cristina SchmittAudrey Bendick, Joyce McAvoy, Terill SamuelAna Maria Cambiaso, Isabel Santa Maria, Beatriz SteegerTseng Hsiu-Feng, Liao Yueh-Hsiu, Tai Yu-ChuanRocio Fonseca, Adriana Gomez, Sibile SuarezMaren Binau, Mette Brandt-Andersen, Pernille CarlsonOuti Eriksson, Sanna Kahiluoto, Marika SoravuoDelphine Bourson, Caroline Bourtayre, Valérie Golléty-Pamard Great Britain &Linda Bayman, Susan Shapcott, Julie WadeKaren Saervarsdotir, Steinum Saemundsdotir, Asgerdur SverrisdotirMarina Buscaini, Isabella Calogero, Stefania CroceMichiko Hattori, Chie Kihara, Asoko KitaAdriana Garcia, Ana Luisa Hernandez, Florencia RolsMette Hageman, Barbara Van Strien, Dagmar De VriesJan Cooke Higgins, Liz Douglas, Ingrid Van SteenbergenAnette Bech, Vibeke Stensrud, Elizabeth VinterTeresa Abecassis, Graca Medina, Patricia RoquetteMacarena Campomanes, Mari Carmen Navarro, Maria OruetaHelen Alfredsson, Helene Andersson, Eva DahllöfIrene Dubs, Evelyn Orley, Marie Christine De WerraAnne Quast Sander, Pearl Sinn, Carol Semple ThompsonMaria Eugenia Larrazabal, Angeles De Perez, Graciela De PlazaUrsula Beer, Tina Fischer, Martina Koch
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par147-144-148-148=587+3146-146-153-143=588+4 Great Britain &149-155-148-148=600+16T4147-153-146-157=603+19157-152-151-143=603153-151-154-143=6037150-154-160-142=606+228157-148-157-149=611+27T9154-155-150-154=613+29156-150-156-151=61311152-155-156-151=614+30T12152-151-160-152=620+36156-153-160-152=620152-154-153-161=620T15154-154-157-156=621+37162-154-156-149=62117159-152-163-152=626+4218161-153-159-157=630+4619158-160-158-155=631 +4720156-165-163-157=641+5721166-165-161-159=651+6722173-159-165-157=654+7023166-165-163-166=660+7624162-172-167-164=665+8125163-166-166-172=667+8326173-174-163-167=677+9327170-169-174-168=681+97 Sources:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parT1Stefania Croce71-73-71-78=293+1Carol Semple Thompson71-75-75-72=293T3Eva Dahllöf71-74-82-68=295+3Michiko Hattori76-78-74-67=295Martina Koch72-78-76-69=295Marie Christine De Werra85-79-78-75=2957Pearl Sinn76-71-73-76=296+48Helene Andersson75-73-76-75=299+7T9Helen Alfredsson75-73-77-75=300+8Aline Van Der Haegen77-71-80-72=300
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website