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.
The championship course was set up with par 72 over 6,100 yards.
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.
Teams 12 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of four players.
Among teams not participating were England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Players in the teams Country PlayersRebecca Becht, Charlotte De Corte, Clarisse Louis, Céline MancheKristyna Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Tereza Melecká, Jana Melichová Cecilie Finne-Ipsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Smilla Tarning SønderbyGala Dumez, Agathe Laisné, Lucie Malchirand, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard Alexandra Försterling, Aline Krauter, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Helen Tamy KreuzerAndrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Saga TraustadottirAlessandra Fanali, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna ZanussoAnne-Sterre den Dunnen, Lauren Holmey, Romy Meekers, Danielle ModderAnika Bolcikova, Katarina Drocarova, Antonia Zacharovska, Sara ZrnikovaMarta Garcia Llorca, Carolina López-Chacarra, Ana Peláez, Teresa Toscano Borrero Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice WallinTiffany 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.
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.
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.
Team Denmark earned third place, beating Switzerland 2– in the bronze match.
Results Qualification round
Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1213 −32215 −1T3 *216 E216T5 * 218 +2 2187220 +48221 +59224 +8T10 *231 +1523112234 +18 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.
Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Pauline Roussin-Bouchard68−42Ginnie Lee69−33Cecilie Finne-Ipsen70−2Aline Krauter70Ingrid Lindblad70T6Hulda Clara Gestsdottir71−1Benedetta Moresco71Caroline Sturdza71T9Sara Kouskova72EAgathe Laisné72Alessia Nobilio72Ana Peláez72 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Bracket
Final games 21M. Stark / B. Wallin 4 & 3A. Fosterling / H. Tamy KreutzerLinn Grant 3 & 2Paula Schultz-HansenIngrid LindbladAline Krauter 3 & 2
Flight B
Team matches
1 02.5 0.5 1 03 0
1 03 0 1 02 1
1 02 1 1 02 1
Team standings Country Place W T L Game points Points 9 3 0 0 6.5–2.5 3 10 2 0 1 7–2 2 11 1 0 2 2.5–6.5 1 12 0 0 3 2–7 0 Final standings PlaceCountry456789101112 Sources:
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