European Ladies Amateur Championship Explained

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.

Format

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.

Winners

YearVenueLocationPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
2024 Messilä Golf Finland 274 −14 3 strokes Andrea Revuelta
2023 Tegelberga Golfklubb Sweden 276 −8 2 strokes Carla Bernat
2022 Golf de Saint Germain France 269 −19 Playoff Charlotte Heath
2021 Royal Park i Roveri Italy 276 −12 3 strokes Alexandra Försterling
2020 CUBO Golf Slovenia 271 −13 Playoff Chloé Salort
2019 Parkstone Golf Club England 281 −7 Playoff Krista Junkkari
2018 Penati Golf Resort Slovakia 272 −16 1 stroke Esther Henseleit
2017 Lausanne Golf Club Switzerland 280 −8 1 stroke Albane Valenzuela
2016 Hooks Golf Club Sweden 277 −11 1 stroke Leslie Cloots
2015 Murhof Golf Club Austria 273 −15 2 strokes Aditi Ashok
2014 Estonian G&CC Estonia 278 −10 Playoff Noemí Jiménez
2013 Aura Golf Club Finland 276 −8 3 strokes Laura Gonzalez Escallon
2012 Diners G&CC Ljubljana Slovenia 268 −16 6 strokes Shannon Aubert
Marina Stütz
2011 Noordwijkse Golf Club Netherlands 293 +5 4 strokes Stephanie Meadow
2010 Golf & Spa Resort Kunetickà Hora Czech Republic 280 −8 3 strokes Manon Gidali
Line Vedel Hansen
Marta Silva
2009 Sweden 285 +1 10 strokes
2008 GC Schloss Schönborn Austria 289 Playoff María Hernández
2007 France 283 Playoff Carlota Ciganda
2006 Hamburg Falkenstein Germany 278 −6 2 strokes Kerry Smith
2005 Santo da Serra Golf Club Portugal 286 3 strokes Araceli Felgueroso
Elena Giraud
Anna Nordqvist
2004 Ulzama Golf Club Spain 282 8 strokes María Hernández
Elisa Serramià
2003 Shannon Golf Club Ireland 293 2 strokes Adriana Zwanck
2002 Sweden 288 2 strokes Dewi Claire Schreefel
2001 Biella Golf Club Italy 217 −2 4 strokes Nuria Clau
2000 Amber Baltic Golf Club Poland 283 −5 Playoff Tania Elósegui
1999 Karlovy Vary Golf Club Czech Republic 284 2 strokes Karine Icher
1998 Noordwijk Golf Club Netherlands 295 +7 3 strokes Sofia Sandolo
1997 England 297 +9 4 strokes Ludivine Kreutz
1996 Furesoe Golf Club Denmark 288 +4 1 stroke Marie Hedberg
1995 Berlin Golf Club Germany 284 −4 1 stroke Ariane Pascalie
1994 Båstad Golf Club Sweden 288 −4 1 stroke Terri McKinnon
1993 Torino Golf Club Italy 277 −11 4 strokes Linda Ericsson
1992 Estoril Golf Club Portugal 284 3 strokes Estefania Knuth
1991 Schönborn Golf Club Austria 294 3 strokes
1990 Zumikon Golf Club Switzerland 295 +3 1 stroke Amaya Arruti
Estefania Knuth
1989 No tournament
1988 Pedreña Golf Club Spain 289 Playoff Delphine Bourson
1987 No tournament
1986 Morfontaine Golf Club France 286 2 strokes Louise Briers

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sieger und Platzierte . 16 April 2022 . golf.de, German Golf Federation . German. 4 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213154/https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf.