The 2012 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 27–30 September at the Gloria Golf Club, on its New Course and Old Course in Antalya, Turkey.
It was the 25th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a record 53 team entries, each with two or three players.
Each team played two rounds at the New Course and two rounds at the Old Course. The leading teams played the fourth round at the Old Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Team South Korea successfully defended their title from two years ago, winning the Trophy for the third time, with a 13-under-par score of 563, three strokes ahead of silver medalist team Germany. The bronze medal was shared between former champions team Australia and, for the first time on the podium, team Finland, on tied third place one more stroke back.
The individual title went to 15-year-old Lydia Ko, New Zealand, whose score of 14-under-par 274 was a championship record and six strokes ahead of two players who shared second place.
Teams 53 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players, except team Bosnia and Herzegovina and team Serbia, which only had two.
CountryPlayersDelfina Acosta, Manuela Carbajo Re, Maria OliveroBrianna Elliott, Whitney Hillier, Minjee LeeMarlies Krenn, Anja Purgauer, Sarah SchoberLeslie Cloots, Fanny Cnops, Chloé LeurquinLamija Cehajic, Ena SmajicNathalie Da Silva, Clara Teixeira, Vitoria TeixeiraBrooke Henderson, Augusta James, Jennifer KirbyLucie Hinnerova, Katerina Ruzickova, Karolina VlckovaWang Xinying, Shi Yuting, Zhang WeiWeiChang Yu-hsin, Ssu-Chia Cheng, Hsu Wei-lingLaura Blanco, Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Maribel LopezNicole Broch Larsen, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Caroline NistrupGeorgia Hall, Charley Hull, Emily TaylorMari Hutsi, Liis Kuuli, Annika MeosKrista Bakker, Sanna Nuutinen, Noora TamminenShannon Aubert, Perrine Delacour, Céline BoutierNina Holleder, Karolin Lampert, Sophia PopovTessie Blair, Mary Parsons, Nalathai VongjalornMaría José Camey, Pilar Echeverria, Lucía PoloTiffany Chan, Mimi Ho, Kitty TamGudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir, Olafia KristinsdottirAditi Ashok, Gursimar Badwal, Gurbani SinghPaula Grant, Leona Maguire, Stephanie MeadowBianca Fabrizio, Roberta Liti, Giulia MolinaroKotone Hori, Sakura Kito, Yumi MatsubaraLinda Dobele, Krista Puisite, Mara PuisiteIman Nordin, Aretha Pan, Kelly TanMarijosse Navarro, Regina Plasencia, Margarita RamosIleen Domela Nieuwenhuis, Charlotte Puts, Anne van DamMun Chin Keh, Lydia Ko, Emily PerryTonje Daffinrud, Marita Engzelius, Nicoline SkaugKiara Hayashida, Lucia Gutierrez, Maria SalinasDottie Ardina, Chihiro Ikeda, Mia PiccioNastasia Kossacky, Martyna Mierzwa, Kasia SelwentLeonor Bessa, Ana Rita Felix, Susano RibeiroPatricia Garcia, Kyle Roig, María Fernanda TorresKsenia Eremina, Margarita Kim, Nina PegovaEilidh Briggs, Laura Murray, Sally WatsonAriana Savic, Milena SavicSock Hwee Koh, Jo Ee Kok, Amelia YongAneta Abrahamova, Katarida Chovancova, Natalia HeckovaAna Belac, Ursa Orehek, Katja PogačarAlana van Greuning, Bertine Strauss, Kim WilliamsBaek Kyu-jung, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Min-sunMarta Sanz, Camilla Hedberg, Marta Silva ZamoraDaniela Holmqvist, Nathalie Månsson, Madelene SagströmOlivia Birrer, Celia Gimblett, Rachel RosselOrnnicha Konsunthea, Supamas Sangchan, Sherman SantiwiwattanaphongFeriel Chahed, Hana El Benna, Ghozlene SakiYasemin Sari, Sena Ersoy, Elcin UluYulia Malimon, Maria Pedenko, Valeriia SapronovaAustin Ernst, Erynne Lee, Lisa McCloskeyAmy Boulden, Becky Harries, Chloe WilliamsClaudia De Antonio, Maria Andreina Merchan, Fabiana Salazar
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par144-136-141-142=563−13144-141-144-137=566−10144-141-142-140=567−9148-139-143-137=567T5143-142-141-142=568−8143-143-142-140=5687143-142-142-142=569−78148-143-137-142=570−69144-143-144-141=572−410143-142-145-144=574−211151-139-146-141=577+112144-145-149-140=578+2T13150-138-146-145=579+3141-147-148-143=579T15143-146-143-148=580+4146-147-145-142=580145-146-144-145=58018149-146-141-145-=581+519148-143-148-143=582+620153-145-140-145=583+7T21152-144-146-143=585+9142-148-149-146=58523149-146-147-146=588+1224151-148-142-148=589+13T25151-145-149-145=590+14154-145-143-148=59027149-150-147-145=591+15T28147-152-147-146=592+16151-143-150-148=592T30154-146-147-146=593+17146-148-148-151=59332144-153-149-149=595+1933145-154-150-147=596+2034156-147-147-149=599+2335157-151-145-151=604+28T36154-145-149-157=605+29156-146-153-150=605149-151-151-154=605155-151-148-151=60540154-158-148-148=608+32T41155-157-150-158=620+44160-150-156-154=62043150-158-160-153=621+45T44154-152-159-161=626+50158-156-158-154=62646159-158-157-156=630+5447151-161-157-162=631+5548158-161-164-161=644+6849160-166-167-168=661+8550170-168-166-169=673+9751173-165-173-167=678+10252184-181-173-179=717+14153200-204-190-197=791+215 Source:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Lydia Ko70-69-67-68=274−14T2Krista Bakker72-70-69-69=280−8Camilla Hedberg70-72-70-68=280T4Kim Hyo-joo72-67-70-72=281−7Lisa McCloskey70-71-67-73=2816Sophia Popov72-70-72-68=282−67Bianca Fabrizio74-71-72-67=284−4T8Baek Kyu-jung73-71-71-70=285−3Breanna Elliott74-70-72-69=285Kotone Hori 70-70-74-71=285Karolin Lampert72-71-72-70=285
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website