The European Ladies Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is organized by the European Golf Association and is one of the "elite" tournaments recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
The championship was first played in 1986 and was called the International European Ladies Amateur Championship until 2015. There have been 33 editions contested so far, with many past winners and medallists of this championship are now members of the professional ranks.
The top 144 ladies golfers compete for the win in a format consisting of four rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the third round, out of which the lowest 60 ladies' scores, including ties, qualify for the final round.
Year | Venue | Location | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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2024 | Messilä Golf | Finland | Louise Rydqvist | Sweden | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Andrea Revuelta |
2023 | Tegelberga Golfklubb | Sweden | Julia López | Spain | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Carla Bernat |
2022 | Golf de Saint Germain | France | Savannah De Bock | Belgium | 269 | −19 | Playoff | Charlotte Heath |
2021 | Royal Park i Roveri | Italy | Ingrid Lindblad | Sweden | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Alexandra Försterling |
2020 | CUBO Golf | Slovenia | Paula Schulz-Hanssen | Germany | 271 | −13 | Playoff | Chloé Salort |
2019 | Parkstone Golf Club | England | Alice Hewson | England | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Krista Junkkari |
2018 | Penati Golf Resort | Slovakia | Celia Barquín | Spain | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Esther Henseleit |
2017 | Lausanne Golf Club | Switzerland | Agathe Laisné | France | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Albane Valenzuela |
2016 | Hooks Golf Club | Sweden | Bronte Law | England | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Leslie Cloots |
2015 | Murhof Golf Club | Austria | María Parra | Spain | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Aditi Ashok |
2014 | Estonian G&CC | Estonia | Luna Sobrón | Spain | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Noemí Jiménez |
2013 | Aura Golf Club | Finland | Emily Kristine Pedersen | Denmark | 276 | −8 | 3 strokes | Laura Gonzalez Escallon |
2012 | Diners G&CC Ljubljana | Slovenia | Céline Boutier | France | 268 | −16 | 6 strokes | Shannon Aubert Marina Stütz |
2011 | Noordwijkse Golf Club | Netherlands | Lisa Maguire | Ireland | 293 | +5 | 4 strokes | Stephanie Meadow |
2010 | Golf & Spa Resort Kunetickà Hora | Czech Republic | Sophia Popov | Germany | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Manon Gidali Line Vedel Hansen Marta Silva |
2009 | Falsterbo Golf Club | Sweden | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 285 | +1 | 10 strokes | Kylie Walker |
2008 | GC Schloss Schönborn | Austria | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 289 | Playoff | María Hernández | |
2007 | Le Golf National | France | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 283 | Playoff | Carlota Ciganda | |
2006 | Hamburg Falkenstein | Germany | Belén Mozo | Spain | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Kerry Smith |
2005 | Santo da Serra Golf Club | Portugal | Jade Schaeffer | France | 286 | 3 strokes | Araceli Felgueroso Elena Giraud Anna Nordqvist | |
2004 | Ulzama Golf Club | Spain | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 282 | 8 strokes | María Hernández Elisa Serramià | |
2003 | Shannon Golf Club | Ireland | Virginie Beauchet | France | 293 | 2 strokes | Adriana Zwanck | |
2002 | Kristianstad Golf Club | Sweden | Becky Brewerton | Wales | 288 | 2 strokes | Dewi Claire Schreefel | |
2001 | Biella Golf Club | Italy | Martina Eberl | Germany | 217 [lower-alpha 1] | −2 | 4 strokes | Nuria Clau |
2000 | Amber Baltic Golf Club | Poland | Emma Duggleby | England | 283 | −5 | Playoff | Tania Elósegui |
1999 | Karlovy Vary Golf Club | Czech Republic | Sofia Sandolo | Italy | 284 | 2 strokes | Karine Icher | |
1998 | Noordwijk Golf Club | Netherlands | Giulia Sergas | Italy | 295 | +7 | 3 strokes | Sofia Sandolo |
1997 | Formby Golf Club | England | Silvia Cavalleri | Italy | 297 | +9 | 4 strokes | Ludivine Kreutz |
1996 | Furesoe Golf Club | Denmark | Silvia Cavalleri | Italy | 288 | +4 | 1 stroke | Marie Hedberg |
1995 | Berlin Golf Club | Germany | Maria Hjorth | Sweden | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Ariane Pascalie |
1994 | Båstad Golf Club | Sweden | Tina Fischer | Germany | 288 | −4 | 1 stroke | Terri McKinnon |
1993 | Torino Golf Club | Italy | Vibeke Stensrud | Norway | 277 | −11 | 4 strokes | Linda Ericsson |
1992 | Estoril Golf Club | Portugal | Joanne Morley | England | 284 | 3 strokes | Estefania Knuth | |
1991 | Schönborn Golf Club | Austria | Delphine Bourson | France | 294 | 3 strokes | Mette Hageman | |
1990 | Zumikon Golf Club | Switzerland | Martina Koch | West Germany | 295 | +3 | 1 stroke | Amaya Arruti Estefania Knuth |
1989 | No tournament | |||||||
1988 | Pedreña Golf Club | Spain | Florence Descampe | Belgium | 289 | Playoff | Delphine Bourson | |
1987 | No tournament | |||||||
1986 | Morfontaine Golf Club | France | Martina Koch | West Germany | 286 | 2 strokes | Louise Briers |
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The 1967 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 4–9 July at Penina Golf and Resort in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal. It was the fifth women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
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