2014 European Ladies' Team Championship
Golf competition
Golf tournament
Diners CUBO Golf Course
Location in Europe
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Diners CUBO Golf Course
Location in Slovenia
Show map of SloveniaThe 2014 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Diners CUBO Golf Course in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was the 31st women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
Venue
The course, located in Smlednik, in flat terrain without trees on the course, 12 kilometres north-east of the city center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, was designed by architect Peter Škofic and opened with 18 holes in 2009.[1][2]
The course had previously hosted the 2012 individual European Ladies Amateur Championship.
The championship course was set up with par 71.
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. Turkey took part for the first time.
Players in the leading teams and home team
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Belgium | Clara Aveling, Leslie Cloots, Fanny Cnops, Charlotte de Corte, Elodie van Dievoet, Manon De Roey |
 Denmark | Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Caroline Nistrup, Christine Skylvad, Puk Lyng Thomsen |
 England | Gabriella Cowley, Hayley Davis, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Elizabeth Mallet, Charlotte Thomas |
 Finland | Matilda Castren, Karina Kukkonen, Sanna Nuutinen, Emily Penttila, Oona Vartiainen, Marika Voss |
 France | Shannon Aubert, Alexandra Bonetti, Céline Boutier, Emma Broze, Anaelle Carnet, Justine Dreher |
 Germany | Olivia Cowan, Franziska Friedrich, Laura Fünfstück, Thea Hoffmeister, Sophia Popov, Antonia Scherer |
 Ireland | Jessica Carty, Mary Doyle, Maria Dunne, Paula Grant, Olivia Mehaffey, Chloe Ryan |
 Italy | Alessandra Braida, Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Ludovica Farina, Roberta Liti, Laura Lonardi, Arianna Scaletti |
 Netherlands | Annie van Dam, Myrte Eikenaar, Ileen Domela Nieuwenhuis, Charlotte Puts, Martien Schipper, Dewi Weber |
 Scotland | Eilidh Briggs, Gemma Dryburgh, Connie Jaffrey, Gabrielle MacDonald, Alyson McKechin, Jessica Meek |
 Slovenia | Nastja Banovec, Ana Belac, Ema Grilc, Lara Ječnik, Katja Pogačar, Taša Torbica |
 Spain | Natalia Escuriola, Camilla Hedberg, Nuria Iturrioz, Noemí Jiménez, Marta Sanz, Luna Sobrón |
 Sweden | Frida Gustafsson Spång, Jenny Haglund, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Madelene Sagström, Linnea Ström |
 Switzerland | Gioia Carpinelli, Cylia Damerau, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Nina von Siebenthal, Albane Valenzuela |
 Wales | Samantha Birks, Jessica Evans, Rebecca Harries, Lauren Hiller, Megan Lockett, Chloe Williams |
Other participating teams
| Country |
|---|
 Austria |
 Iceland |
 Russia |
 Slovakia |
 Turkey |
Winners
Eight times champions England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 7 under par 703, six strokes ahead of team Sweden.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Hayley Davis, England, with a score of 8 under par 134, three strokes ahead of nearest competitors.
Team France won the championship, beating Finland 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their seventh title.
Switzerland earned third place, beating England 4–3 in the bronze match.
Results
Qualification round
| Team standings
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores. | Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
| Bracket
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Flight B
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Flight C
Team matches
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Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
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| Slovenia | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.5–4.5 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9–6 | 2 |
| Russia | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7–8 | 1 |
| Turkey | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.5–11.5 | 0 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
|---|---|
 | France |
 | Finland |
 | Switzerland |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 10 | Wales |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Ireland |
| 13 | Scotland |
| 14 | Netherlands |
| 15 | Austria |
| 16 | Iceland |
| 17 | Slovenia |
| 18 | Slovakia |
| 19 | Russia |
| 20 | Turkey |
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.
References
- ^ "CUBO golf course, History of the playground". CUBO Group. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Diners cubo Golf Course Ljubljana". Ljubljana Tourism. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2014 European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
External links
- European Golf Association: Results
