2020 European Ladies' Team Championship Explained

2020 European Ladies' Team Championship
Dates:9–12 september 2020
Location:Uppsala, Sweden
Coordinates:59.8394°N 17.495°W
Course:Upsala Golf Club
Org:European Golf Association
Format:18 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Par:72
Yardage:6.1yd
Field:12 teams
48 players
Champion:
Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad,
Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Score:Qualification round: 218 (+2)
Final match 2–1
Map:Europe#Sweden#Sweden Uppsala
Map Label:Upsala GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220
Previous:2019
Next:2021

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.[1] [2] [3]

The championship course was set up with par 72 over 6,100 yards.[4]

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 Players
Rebecca Becht, Charlotte De Corte, Clarisse Louis, Céline Manche
Kristyna Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Tereza Melecká, Jana Melichová
Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Smilla Tarning Sønderby
Gala Dumez, Agathe Laisné, Lucie Malchirand, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard
Alexandra Försterling, Aline Krauter, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Helen Tamy Kreuzer
Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Saga Traustadottir
Alessandra Fanali, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanussi
Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, Lauren Holmey, Romy Meekers, Danielle Modder
Anika Bolcikova, Katarina Drocarova, Antonia Zacharovska, Sara Zrnikova
Marta Garcia Llorca, Carolina López-Chacarra, Ana Peláez, Teresa Toscano Borrero
Linn Grant, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Tiffany 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.[5]

Team Denmark earned third place, beating Switzerland 2– in the bronze match.[5]

Results

Qualification roundTeam standings

PlaceCountryScoreTo par
1213−3
2215−1
T3 *216E
216
T5 *218+2
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7220+4
8221+5
9224+8
T10 *231+15
231
12234+18

Individual leaders

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Pauline Roussin-Bouchard68−4
2Ginnie Lee69−3
3Cecilie Finne Ipsen70−2
Aline Krauter70
Ingrid Lindblad70
T6Hulda Clara Gestsdottir71−1
Benedetta Moresco71
Caroline Sturdza71
T9Sara Kouskova72E
Agathe Laisné72
Alessia Nobilio72
Ana Peláez72
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.Flight ABracketFinal games
21
M. Stark / B. Wallin 4 & 3A. Fosterling / H. Tamy Kreutzer
Linn Grant 3 & 2Paula Schultz-Hansen
Ingrid LindbladAline Krauter 3 & 2
Flight B

Team matches

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2.5 0.5
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3 0
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3 0
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2 1
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2 1
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2 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
PlaceCountry
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Sources:[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jansson, Anders . Golf - Den gröna sporten. 1979. Swedish Golf Federation. 9172603283. 105. sv. Golf - The green sport. 20 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Upsala Golfklubb – Uppsala, Sweden – 18 hole renovation . 21 December 2021. Robert Kains Golf Course Design.
  3. Web site: History . 21 December 2021. Upsala Golf Club.
  4. Web site: 7 September 2020. Sweden to defend title on home soil. 20 December 2021. European Golf Association.
  5. Web site: 14 September 2020. Three in a row for Sweden. 20 December 2021. European Golf Association.
  6. Web site: Switzerland on Top at The European Ladies' Team Championship . European Golf Association . 9 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.
  7. 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. 16 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Four title contenders remain at The European Ladies' Team Championship . European Golf Association . 10 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Sweden to face Germany in the final of The European Ladies' Team Championship . European Golf Association . 11 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Blågula segrar i världen, EM och VM, EM Lag damer, Sveriges guldlag . Swedish victories around the world, European and World Championships, Winning Swedish teams . Swedish . golf.se . Swedish Golf Federation . 20 December 2021.
  11. Web site: 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship - Flight A, Scorer . European Golf Association . 12 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.
  12. Web site: 2020 European Ladies' Team Championship - Flight B, Scorer . European Golf Association . 12 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Jubel i Uppsala när Sverige tog tredje raka EM-guldet . Cheers in Uppsala when Sweden took the third straight European Championship gold . Swedish . golf.se . Swedish Golf Federation . 12 September 2020 . 20 December 2021.