| 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship | |
| Dates: | 11–15 July 2017 |
| Location: | Palmela, Portugal |
| Coordinates: | 38.5697°N -8.8031°W |
| Course: | Montado Golf Resort |
| Org: | European Golf Association |
| Format: | 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6068yd |
| Field: | 19 teams 114 players |
| Champion: | Lianna Bailey, Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Alice Hewson, Sophie Lamb, Rochelle Morris |
| Score: | Qualification round: 707 (−13) Final match 4–3 |
| Map: | Europe#Portugal |
| Map Label: | Montado Golf Resort |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 11–15 July at Montado Golf Resort in Palmela, Portugal. It was the 34th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
The hosting course, located in the Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about 25 kilometres south of Lisbon, Portugal, opened in 1992, surrounded by vineyards and with an island green on the 18th hole, was designed by Jorge Santana da Silva.[1]
The championship course was set up with par 72.
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 three teams placed 17–19 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.
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Amalie Astrup, Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen | ||
| Lianna Bailey, Gemma Clews, India Clyburn, Alice Hewson, Sophie Lamb, Rochelle Morris | ||
| Antonia Eberhard, Laura Fünfstück, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Anastasia Mickan, Sophia Zeeb | ||
| Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco, Carlotta Ricolfi, Tasa Torbica | ||
| Zhen Bontan, Myrte Eikenaar, Roos Haarman, Romy Meekers, Charlotte Puts, Dewi Weber | ||
| Celia Barquín Arozamena, Elena Hualde Zuniga, Ana Peláez, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Marta Perez Sanmartin | ||
| Elin Esborn, Michaela Finn, Linnea Johansson, My Leander, Filippa Möörk, Linnea Ström |
Other participating teams
Seven times champions Sweden lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 20 under par 700, four strokes ahead of team Italy.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Linnea Johansson, Sweden, with a score of 9 under par 135, two strokes ahead of four players on tied second place.
Defending champions England won the championship, beating Italy 4–3 in the final and earned their tenth title. Italy's silver was their first medal ever in the history of the championship.
Team Sweden earned third place, beating Spain 4–2 in the bronze match.
Qualification roundTeam standings
| Place | Country | Score | To par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 350-350=700 | −20 | |
| 2 | 352-352=704 | −16 | ||
| 3 | 361-344=705 | −15 | ||
| 4 | 351-356=707 | −13 | ||
| 5 | 354-354=708 | −12 | ||
| 6 | 363-353=716 | −4 | ||
| 7 | 356-364=720 | E | ||
| 8 | 363-358=721 | +1 | ||
| 9 | 364-359=723 | +3 | ||
| 10 |  Ireland | 367-357=724 | +4 | |
| 11 | 357-369=726 | +6 | ||
| 12 | 374-355=729 | +9 | ||
| 13 | 363-370=733 | +13 | ||
| 14 | 376-363=739 | +19 | ||
| 15 | 370-370=740 | +20 | ||
| 16 | 377-371=748 | +28 | ||
| 17 | 373-381=754 | +34 | ||
| 18 | 383-375=758 | +38 | ||
| 19 | 384-381=765 | +45 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linnea Johansson | 67-68=135 | −9 | |
| T2 | Celia Barquín Arozamena | 70-67=137 | −7 | |
| Clara Manzalini | 71-66=137 | |||
| Linnea Ström | 67-70=137 | |||
| Dewi Weber | 66-71=137 | |||
| T6 | Antonia Eberhard | 69-69=138 | −6 | |
| Clarisse Louis | 70-68=138 | |||
| Tasa Torbica | 69-69=138 | |||
| T9 | Shannon Aubert | 71-68=139 | −5 | |
| Gemma Clews | 68-71=139 | |||
| Alice Hewson | 69-70=139 | |||
| Ana Peláez | 72-67=139 | |||
| Carlotta Ricolfi | 69-70=139 |
| 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| G. Clews / S. Lamb 4 & 2 | B. Fabrizio / T. Torbica | |
| A. Hewson / I. Clyburn 2 & 1 | C. Manzalini / C. Ricolfi | |
| Lianna Bailey 3 & 2 | Clara Manzalini | |
| Alice Hewson AS * | Carlotta Ricolfi AS * | |
| Gemma Clews 1 hole | Angelica Moresco | |
| India Clyburn AS * | Tasa Torbica AS * | |
| Sophie Lamb AS * | Roberta Liti AS * |
Flight B
BracketFlight C
Team matches
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| 3 | 2 | |||
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| 4 | 1 | |||
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| 3.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points | |
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| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7–3 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5–5.5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5–6.5 | 0 |
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