2022 European Ladies' Team Championship Explained

2022 European Ladies' Team Championship
Field:	20 teams 120 players
Previous:	2021
Map Size:	220
Map Relief:	yes
Map Label:	Conwy GC
Map:	Europe#British Isles#Wales
Score:	Qualification round: 372 (+7) Final match 4.5–2.5
Champion:	Rosie Belsham, Annabell Fuller, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Amelia Williamson, Lottie Woad
Yardage:	6624yd
Par:	73
Format:	36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play
Org:	European Golf Association
Lang:	uk
Course:	Conwy Golf Club
Coordinates:	53.2912°N -3.8435°W
Location:	Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom
Dates:	5–9 July 2022
Next:	2023

The 2022 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Conwy Golf Club in Conwy County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom. It was the 39th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.^{[1] [2]}

Venue

See main article: Conwy Golf Club.

Conwy Golf Club was formed in 1890. Its links course in Conwy County Borough, on the north coast of Wales, was designed by Jack Morris, club professional at Royal Liverpool Golf Club and nephew of Old Tom Morris, the first nine holes in 1875 and additional nine holes in 1895.^[3]

The club previously hosted the 2021 Curtis Cup and the men's 2009 European Amateur Team Championship.

Course layout

The scorecard shows the maximum hole lengths of the championship course set up. The length varied.

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	368	4		10	547	5
2	161	3	11	376	4
3	378	4	12	494	5
4	368	4	13	182	3
5	455	5	14	484	5
6	167	3	15	139	3
7	428	4	16	400	4
8	404	4	17	391	4
9	506	5	18	376	4
Out	3,235	36	In	3,389	37
Source:^[4]	Total			6,624	73

Format

Each nation team consisted of six players. On the first two days each player played 18 holes of stroke play each day. The lowest five scores from each team's six players counted to the team total each day.

The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the following three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team 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. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Teams knocked out after the quarter-finals played one foursome game and four single games in each of their remaining matches. Extra holes were played in games that were all square after 18 holes. However, if the result of the team match were already decided, games are declared halved.^[5]

The eight teams placed 9-16 in the stroke-play stage formed flight B to also play knock-out match-play, but with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.^[6]

The four teams placed 17-20 in the stroke-play stage formed flight C, to meet each other with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.

Teams

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

Players in the participating teams

Country	Players
	Chantal Duringer, Johanna Ebner, Laura Fangmeyer, Isabella Holpfer, Anna Neumayer, Emma Spitz
	Margaux Appart, Rebecca Becht, Sophie Bert, Elise Bishop, Clarisse Louis, Celine Manche
	Anna Andtysova, Patricia Mackova, Nathalie Saint Germain, Karolina Stara, Agata Vahalova, Denisa Vodickova
	Amalie Leth-Nissen, Cecilie Leth-Nissen, Cecilie Finne-Ipsen, Natacha Høst Husted, Olivia Grønborg Skousen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen
	Rosie Belsham, Annabell Fuller, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Amelia Williamson, Lottie Woad
	Krista Junkkari, Anna Backman, Tia Teiniketo, Katri Bakker, Henni Mustonen, Oona Kuronen
	Gala Dumez, Justine Fournand, Marine Griffaut, Lois Lau, Candice Mahé, Chloé Salort
	Alexandra Försterling, Chiara Horder, Viktoria Hund, Aline Krauter, Celina Sattelkau, Paula Schulz-Hanssen
	Andrea Bergsdottir, Hulda Clara Gestsdottir, Heidrun Anna Hlynsdottir, Johanna Lea Ludviksdottir, Perla Sol Sigurbrandsdottir, Saga Traustadottir,
Ireland	Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Anna Foster, Kate Lanigan, Lauren Walsh
	Alessandra Fanali, Carolina Melgrati, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri, Anna Zanusso
	Anne Sterre Den Dunnen, Lauren Holmey, Mayka Hoogeboom, Hester Sicking, Danique Stokmans, Noa Van Beek
	Maja Ambroziak, Matylda Krawczyńska, Kinga Kuśmierska, Nina Pitsch, Nicole Polivchak, Dorota Zalewska
	Hannah Darling, Louise Duncan, Lorna McClymont, Chloe Goadby, Grace Crawford, Jennifer Saxton
	Laila Hrindova, Alexandra Malikova, Laura Posova, Elena Maria Tarabova, Michaela Vavrova, Antonia Zacharovska
	Barbara Car, Inja Fric, Iza Bela Ivanko, Lara Jecnik, Lana Malek, Neza Siftar
	Marina Escobar Domingo, Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Lucia Lopez Ortega, Julia Lopez Ramirez, Carla Tejedo Mulet
	Anna Nordfors, Andrea Lignell, Louise Rydqvist, Ingrid Lindblad, Elsa Svensson, Kajsa Arwefjäll
	Nathalie Armbrüster, Ginnie Lee, Victoria Levy, Elena Moosmann, Caroline Sturdza, Chiara Tamburlini
	Darcey Harry, Harriet Lockley, Gracie Mayo, Ellen Nicholas, Kath O’Connor, Ffion Tynan

Winners

Defending champions team England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 22 over par score of 752, three strokes ahead of team Denmark.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was, as well as at last years championship, Hannah Darling, Scotland, with a score of 6 under par 140, two strokes ahead of Emma Spitz, Austria.

Team England won the championship, beating Italy 4–2 in the final and earned their twelfth title. With the win, England increased its lead as the nation with most wins in the history of the championship, two more than Sweden.

Team Spain earned third place, beating Sweden 4-3 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification roundTeam standings after first round

Place	Country	Score	To par
T1		372	+7
T4		377	+12
6		378	+13
7		380	+15
T8		381	+16
12		385	+20
13	Ireland	386	+21
T14		388	+23
16		390	+25
17		391	+26
18		396	+31
19		400	+35
20		413	+48

Team standings after final qualifying round

Place	Country	Score	To par
1		372-380=752	+22
2		377-378=755	+25
3		372-387=759	+29
4		381-379=760	+30
5		372-390=762	+32
6		381-383=764	+34
7		381-385=766	+36
8		381-386=767	+37
9		378-399=777	+47
10		385-393=778	+48
11	*	377-402=779	+49
12		380-399=779	+49
13	Ireland	386-396=782	+52
14		388-396=784	+54
15		390-396=786	+56
16		388-403=791	+61
17		391-403=794	+64
18		396-405=801	+71
19		400-419=819	+89
20		413-416=829	+99

• Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the
  best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.

Individual leaders

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Hannah Darling		70-70=140	−6
2	Emma Spitz		71-71=142	−4
3	Amalie Leth-Nissen		70-76=146	E
T4	Charlotte Heath		74-73=147	+1
Ingrid Lindblad		72-75=147
6	Chiara Horder		72-76=148	+2
T7	Mayka Hoogeboom		73-76=149	+3
Harriet Lockley		75-74=149
Carolina Lopez Chacarra		75-74=149
Amelia Williamson		73-76=149
Anna Zanusso		76-73=149

Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight ABracketFinal games

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4.5	2.5
C. Heath / A. Williamson	A. Fanali / A. Zanusso 2 & 1
C. McGinty / L. Woad 2 & 1	B. Moresco / E. A. Paltrinieri
Amelia Williamson 3 & 2	Carolina Melgrati
Caley McGintey	Alesssia Nobilio 3 & 1
Lottie Woad 2 & 1	Benedetta Moresco
Rosie Belsham AS *	Alessandra Fanali AS *
Charlotte Heath 4 & 3	Emelie Alba Paltrineri

• Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

BracketFlight C

Team matches

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3.5	1.5

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3	2

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4	1

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5	0

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3	2

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2.5	2.5

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
	17	3	0	0	12–3	3
	18	2	0	1	8.5–6.5	2
	19	0	1	2	5.5–9.5	0.5
	20	0	1	2	4–11	0.5

Final standings

Place	Country
4
5
6
7
8
9
10	Ireland
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

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.
• European Ladies Amateur Championship – European amateur individual golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

External links

• European Golf Association: Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: England's women and girls set for Euro challenge . 2 July 2022 . 21 June 2022 . England Golf.
2. Web site: England secure back-to-back European Ladies' Team Championship titles . European Golf Association . 9 July 2022 . 10 July 2022.
3. Web site: One of the finest links courses in Wales, Explore the Course. 17 May 2021. Conwy Golf Club.
4. Web site: European Amateur Team Championship, Documents, Detailed Information Brochure, Conwy Golf Club, European Ladies' Team Championship Proposed Course Set-Up . European Golf Association . 3 July 2022.
5. Web site: 6 July 2021. Lag-EM så funkar det. The European Amateur Team Championship, how it works. 7 July 2021. Swedish Golf Federation. Swedish.
6. Web site: Calendar, European Ladies' Team Championship. 9 January 2022. European Golf Association.