2016 European Ladies' Team Championship Explained

2016 European Ladies' Team Championship
Dates:5–9 July 2016
Location:Garðabær, Iceland
Coordinates:64.06°N -21.892°W
Course:Oddur Golf Club (Urriðavöllur Course)
Org:European Golf Association
Format:36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Par:72
Yardage:5881yd
Field:20 teams
120 players
Champion:
Emma Allen, Alice Hewson,
Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren,
Elisabeth Prior, Olivia Winning
Score:Qualification round: 745 (+25)
Final match 4–3
Map:Europe#Iceland
Map Label:Oddur GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Oddur Golf Club in Garðabær, Iceland. It was the 33rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

See main article: Oddur Golf Club. Oddur Golf Club was established in 1990 with a nine-hole course designed by Hannes Thorsteinsson, located in the municipality of Garðabær, 6 kilometres south of the city center of Reykjavík, Iceland. It was extended to the Urriðavöllur 18-hole-course in 1997, a heathland course flanked by lava from the dormant volcano Búrfell.[1]

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. Teams knocked out after the quarter-finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The eight teams placed 9–16 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 four teams placed 17–20 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

20 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players. Poland took part for the first time.

Players in the leading teams

Country Players
Stephanie Amalie Astrup, Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Line Toft Hansen
Emma Allen, Alice Hewson, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Elisabeth Prior, Olivia Winning
Matilda Castren, Jenna Maihaniemi, Hannele Mikkola, Ellinoora Moiso, Emily Penttila, Petra Salko
Antonia Eberhard, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Esther Henseleit, Laura Fünfstück, Lena Schäffner
Mariell Bruun, Dorthea Forbrigd, Renate Grimstad, Stina Resen, Kristin Simonsen, Marthe Wold
Celia Barquín Arozamena, Fátima Fernández Cano, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Maria Parra Luque, Luna Sobrón
Martina Edberg, Frida Gustavsson Spång, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Louise Ridderström, Linnea Ström
Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Azelia Meichtry, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Rachel Rossel

Other participating teams

Winners

Five times champions Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 10 over par 730, one stroke ahead of team Norway.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Maria Parra Luque, Spain, with a score of 4 under par 140, one stroke ahead of Antonia Eberhard, Germany.

Team England won the championship, beating Spain 4–3 in the final and earned their ninth title and first since 1993. Six of the seven matches in the final went to the 18th hole. The championship was decided when, Solheim Cup-player to be, Bronte Law, England, sank the winning putt on the 18th green in her singles match against Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Spain.

Team Germany earned third place, beating Switzerland 4–2 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification roundTeam standings

PlaceCountryScoreTo par
1373-357=730+10
2362-369=731+11
3377-358=735+15
4375-362=737+17
5375-368=743+23
6370-375=745+25
7386-365=751+31
8375-381=756+36
9 Ireland379-378=757+37
10374-385=759+39
11388-372=760+40
T12 *378-383=761+41
389-372=761
14392-375=767+47
15392-377=769+49
T16 *396-375=771+51
389-382=771
18388-388=776+56
19394-383=777+57
20405-395=800+80

Individual leaders

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Maria Parra Luque69-71=140−4
2Antonia Eberhard73-68=141−3
3Louise Ridderström71-71=142−2
4Marthe Wold73-70=143−1
T5Zhen Bontan75-69=144E
Malene Krølbøll Hansen74-70=144
Morgane Métraux75-66=144
Stina Resen70-74=144
T9Esther Henselett77-69=146+2
Lee Ha-rang77-69=146
Meghan MacLaren73-73=146
Olivia Mehaffey Ireland73-73=146
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.Flight ABracketFinal games
43
A. Hewson / M. MacLarenA. Olarra Mujika / Lee Ha-rang 1 hole
B. Law / E. Allen 5 & 4L. Sobron / M. Parra Luque
Meghan MacLaren 1 holeCelia Barquin Arozamena
Alice Hewson 1 holeLuna Sobron
Emma AllenLee Ha-rang 1 hole
Bronte Law 1 holeAinhoa Olarra Mujika
Olivia WinningMaria Parra Luque 1 hole

Flight B

BracketFlight C

Team matches

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Team standings
Country Place W T L Game points Points
17 3 0 0 11–4 3
18 2 0 1 7–8 2
19 1 0 2 6–9 1
20 0 0 3 6–9 0
Final standings
PlaceCountry
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 Ireland
16
17
18
19
20
Sources:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oddur Golf Club Website.
  2. Web site: European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021103346/https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results. 21 October 2021. 11 December 2021.
  3. Web site: 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship . European Golf Association . 11 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Brian . Keogh . Ireland facing uphill task at European Team Championships . Irish Golf Desk . 6 July 2016 . 12 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Brian . Keogh . Europeans: Men make quarters; women and girls miss out . Irish Golf Desk . 7 July 2016 . 11 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Brian . Keogh . Euros: Girls in Flight B Final, Men face France for 5th, Women seek 15th . Irish Golf Desk . 9 July 2016 . 12 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Brian . Keogh . Euros: Men sixth, Girls ninth, Women 15th . Irish Golf Desk . 9 July 2016 . 12 December 2021.