The 1999 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at Golf de Saint Germain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. It was the 21st women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue The course, situated 25 kilometres west of the city center of Paris, France, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1922.

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. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The six teams placed 9–14 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 15–17 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 17 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams Country PlayersHelle Gram, Karen Margrethe Juul, Anne Larsson, Amanda Mooltke-Leth, Rikke Rasmussen, Carina VagnerKim Andrew, Fiona Brown, Emma Duggleby, Kirsty Fisher, Rebecca Hudson, Kerry SmithNina Isaksson, Minna Kaarnalahti, Pia Koivuranta, Hanna-Riikka Kuitunen, Niina Laitinen, Ursula TuuttiMaïtena Alsuguren, Stéphanie Arricau, Virginie Auffret, Karine Icher, Marine Monnet, Gwladys NoceraMartina Eberl, Miriam Hiller, Andrea Lanz, Miriam Nagl, Verena Scholz, Nicole StilligAlison Coffey, Claire Coughlan, Emma Dickson, Suzanne O'Brien, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Oonagh PurfieldIsabelle Calogero, Monica Cosenza, Barbara Paruscio, Federica Piovano, Sofia Sandolo, Giulia SergasAnnemieke Goederen, Joan van der Kraats, Marcella Neggers, Nienke Nijenhuis, Kim van Tienhoven, Marieke ZelsmanLine Berg, Monica Gundersrud, Camilla G. Hilland, Cathrine Norderhaug, Suzanne Pettersen, Marianne RuudAnne Laing, Laura Moffat, Hilary Monoghan, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose, Jayne SmithMaria Beautell, Macarena Campomanes, Nuria Clau, Itziar Elguezabal, Tania Elósegui, Marta Prieto Susanna Berglund, Maria Bodén, Kristina Engström, Anna Jonsson, Jessica Lindbergh, Helena SvenssonBarbara Albisetti, Nora Angehrrn, Tanja Arnold, Niloufar Azam, Alexandra Gasser, Sheila Lee Becky Brewerton, Louise Davis, Natalie Evans, Becky Morgan, Elenor Pilgrim, Vicki Thomas

Other participating teams Country

Winners Host nation France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 4 under par 716, 20 strokes ahead of team England.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Maïtena Alsuguren, France, with a score of 5 under par 139, one stroke ahead of Maria Bodén, Sweden.

Team France won the championship, beating England 4–2 in the final and earned their sixth title. Team Germany earned third place, beating Netherlands 5–2 in the bronze match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1362-354=716 −42372-364=736 +163371-366=737 +17T4 *382-365=747 +27373-374=7476376-375=751 +317379-373=752 +328384-370=754 +349380-378=758 +3810387-381=768 +48T11 *387-383=770 +50389-381=770T13 *388-386=774 +54392-382=77415393-394=777 +5716406-394=800 +8017405-420=825 +105 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Maïtena Alsuguren70-69=139 −52Maria Bodén72-68=140 −4T3Marine Monnet74-68=142 −2Becky Morgan70-72=142T5Miriam Nagl73-70=143 −1Federica Piovano72-71=143T7Helena Svensson73-72=145 +1Gwladys Nocera72-73=145 T9Virginie Auffret 73-73=146 +2Karine Icher 73-73=146Suzanne O'Brien 74-72=146Giulia Sergas70-76=146Kerry Smith 73-73=146Barbara Paruscio 74-72=146 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 4.5 2.5Alsuguren / Monnet 2 & 1Andrew / BrownArricau / Icher 3 & 2Duggleby / HudsonMarine Monnet 6 & 5Fiona BrownStéphanie Arricau AS *Rebecca Hudson AS *Virgine Auffret 3 & 2Kirsty FisherKarine IcherEmma Duggleby 16th hole **Maitena AlsugurenKim Andrew 16th hole ** * Note: Game all square after 18 holes declared halved, since team match already decided.

** Note: English player declared winner after 16th hole, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Team matches

Final standings PlaceCountry4567891011121314151617

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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.

References

External links European Golf Association: Results