2003 European Ladies' Team Championship

2003 European Ladies' Team Championship

Tournament information
Dates	8–12 July 2003
Location	Frankfurt am Main, Germany 50°04′20″N8°37′35″E / 50.07222°N 8.62639°E / 50.07222; 8.62639
Course(s)	Frankfurter Golf Club
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Field	14 teams 84 players
Champion
Spain Carmen Alonso, Nuria Clau, Tania Elósegui, María Hernández, Elisa Serramià, Adriana Zwank
Qualification round: 709 (−11) Final match 41⁄2–21⁄2
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The 2003 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Frankfurter Golf Club in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the 23rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

The hosting Frankfurter Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in Germany, was founded in 1913. The course, situated in Niederrad, 5 kilometres west of the city center of Frankfurt am Main, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1927. ^[1]

The club had previously hosted twelve editions of the German Open during the period 1938–1989, a European Tour tournament since the tour was founded in 1972.

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, to decide their final positions.

Teams

14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Czech Republic	Marta Balkova, Silvie Dittertova, Petra Kvidova, Zuzana Mašínová, Stanislava Kopeitkova, Zuzana Potuznikova
Denmark	Mette Buus, Line Cordes, Lisa Holm Sørensen, Lisbeth Meincke, Mette Randbaek, Julie Tvede
England	Emma Duggleby, Alex Keighley, Danielle Masters, Fame More, Kerry Smith, Nicola Timmins
Finland	Minea Blomqvist, Nina Isaksson, Kaisa Ruuttila, Hanna-Leena Salonen, Ursula Tuutti, Stenna Westerlund
France	Natalie David, Peggy Fraysee, Sophie Giquel, Anne-Sophie Le Nalio, Fanny Schaeffer, Alexandra Vilatte
Germany	Stephanie Döring, Bettina Hauert, Kerstin Honisch, Anja Monke, Pia Odefey, Denise Simon
Ireland	Claire Coughlan, Maria Dunne, Martina Gillen, Helen Jones, Tricia Mangan, Maura Morrin
Italy	Tullia Calzavara, Giuliana Colavito, Giulia Garbaccio, Claire Grignolo, Giusy Paolillo, Margharita Rigon
Netherlands	Myrte Eikenaar, Charlotte Heeres, Joan van der Kraats, Varin Schilperoord, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Marie Louise Weeda
Scotland	Claire Hargan, Lynn Kenny, Anne Laing, Vikki Laing, Lesley MacKay, Claire Queen
Spain	Carmen Alonso, Nuria Clau, Tania Elósegui, María Hernández, Elisa Serramià, Adriana Zwank
Sweden	Sofie Andersson, Karin Börjeskog, Caroline Larsson, Elin Ohlsson, Mikaela Parmlid, Karin Sjödin
Switzerland	Niloufar Aazam, Nora Angehrn, Sheila Lee, Caroline Rominger, Frédérique Seeholzer, Natalia Tanno
Wales	Becky Brewerton, Stephanie Evans, Anna Highgate, Sarah Jones, Kate Phillips, Jo Pritchard

Winners

Team Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 11 under par 709, one shot ahead of host nation Germany on second place.

Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Tania Elósegui, Spain, and Pia Odefey, Germany, each with a score of 8 under par 136. Karin Sjödin, Sweden, shot a new course record 66 in the second round.

Team Spain won the championship, beating defending champions Sweden 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their second title, playing in their fifth final. The win came to be the first of three in a row for Spain. Team France earned third place, beating Wales 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1   Spain 357-352=709 −11 2   Germany 355-355=710 −10 3   England 364-357=721 +1 4   Finland 358-364=722 +2 5   France * 367-359=726 +6   Wales 361-365=726 7   Sweden 367-360=727 +7 8   Denmark 365-363=728 +8 9   Netherlands 368-373=741 +21 10   Switzerland 374-368=742 +22 11   Ireland 372-375=747 +27 12   Italy 370-379=749 +29 13   Scotland 374-377=751 +31 14   Czech Republic 399-378=777 +57 * 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 T1 Tania Elósegui   Spain 68-68=136 −8 Pia Odefey   Germany 69-67=136 T3 Minea Blomqvist   Finland 68-70=138 −6 Anja Monke        Germany 69-69=138 Karin Sjödin   Sweden 72-66=138 T7 Anna Highgate   Wales 69-70=139 −5 Lisa Holm Sørensen   Denmark 69-70=139 T8 Carmen Alonso   Spain 73-68=141 −3 Charlotte Heeres   Netherlands 70-71=141 Dewi Claire Schreefel   Netherlands 70-71=141 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                 Sweden 6         Germany 1     Sweden 5         Wales 2     Wales 4         England 3     Spain 4.5         Sweden 2.5     France 4         Finland 3     Spain 6         France 1 Bronze match     Spain 5         Denmark 2     France 4.5       Wales 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                         Denmark 4         Finland 3     Germany 5         Denmark 2     Germany 5       England 2   Match for 7th place             England 4.5       Finland 2.5

Final games   Spain   Sweden 4.5 2.5 Clau / Serramiá 4 & 2 Börjeskog / Parmlid Alonso / Elósegui Andersson / Sjödin 5 & 4 Nuria Clau 4 & 3 Elin Ohlsson Adriana Zwank Karin Börjeskog 20th hole Carmen Alonso 2 & 1 Mikaela Parmlid Elisia Serramiá 19th hole Sofie Andersson Tania Elósegui AS * Karin Sjödin AS * * Note: Game all square after 18 holes declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

	Round 1				Round 2				Match for 9th place
					Ireland	4.5
					Switzerland	2.5
	Ireland	4
	Czech Republic	3
									Ireland	4.5
									Scotland	2.5
	Scotland	5
	Italy	2
					Scotland	4
					Netherlands	3			Match for 11th place
									Netherlands	4
									Switzerland	3

	Round 1				Match for 13th place
					Italy	5
					Czech Republic	2

Final standings

Place	Country
	Spain
	Sweden
	France
4	Wales
5	Germany
6	Denmark
7	England
8	Finland
9	Ireland
10	Scotland
11	Netherlands
12	Switzerland
13	Italy
14	Czech Republic

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

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

1. "Club, History & Chronology". Frankfurter Golf Club. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
2. Uhler, Cecilia (September 2003). "Sverige såg rött och gult" [Sweden saw red and yellow]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. p. 150. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
3. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN   91-86818007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
5. "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships](PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

External links

• European Golf Association: Results