2018 European Ladies' Team Championship

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Golfclub Murhof

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The 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, Austria. It was the 35th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.^[1]

The championship course was set up with par 72.

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 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.

Teams

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

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Denmark	Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard
England	Lianna Bailey, India Clyburn, Annabell Fuller, Alice Hewson, Lily May Humphreys, Sophie Lamb
Finland	Anna Backman, Daniella Barrett, Karina Kukkonen, Kiira Riihijärvi, Petra Salko, Emilia Tukianen
France	Shannon Aubert, Emma Broze, Mathilde Claisse, Agathe Laisné, Pauline Roussine-Bouchard, Chloe Salort
Germany	Miriam Emmert, Leonie Harm, Esther Henseleit, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Sophia Zeeb
Ireland	Paula Grant, Mairead Martin, Julie McCarthy, Olivia Mehaffey, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson
Italy	Letzia Bagnoli, Virginia Elena Carta, Alessandra Fanali, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco
Sweden	Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Iceland
Netherlands
Scotland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey

Winners

Eight times champions France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 29 under par score of 691, eleven strokes ahead of team Germany.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Frida Kinhult, Sweden, with a score of 14 under par 130, one stroke ahead of Olivia Mehaffey, Ireland.

Team Sweden won the championship, beating France 4–3 in the final and earned their eighth title. This came to be the first of three titles in a row for Sweden.

Team Denmark earned third place, beating Italy 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	France	344-347=691	−29
2	Germany	353-349=702	−18
3	Sweden	348-355=703	−17
4	Denmark	354-353=707	−13
5	England	347-362=709	−11
6	Finland	360-350=710	−10
T7	Italy *	350-363=713	−7
T7	Ireland	354-359=713	−7
9	Spain	359-355=714	−6
10	Austria	359-359=718	−2
11	Scotland	359-362=721	+1
T12	Switzerland	362-365=727	+7
T12	Czech Republic	363-364=727	+7
14	Netherlands	366-364=730	+10
15	Belgium	361-373=734	+14
16	Slovakia	369-376=745	+25
17	Slovenia	369-376=745	+25
18	Iceland	386-368=754	+34
19	Turkey	379-378=757	+37

* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Frida Kinhult	Sweden	66-64=130	−14
2	Olivia Mehaffey	Ireland	65-66=131	−13
T3	Kiira Riihijärvi	Finland	66-68=134	−10
T3	Sophia Zeeb	Germany	69-65=134	−10
5	Emma Broze	France	71-64=135	−9
6	Ainhoa Olarra	Spain	69-68=137	−7
T7	India Clyburn	England	66-72=138	−6
	Agathe Laisné	France	68-70=138
	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	France	68-70=138
T10	Virginia Elena Carta	Italy	69-70=139	−5
	Alice Hewson	England	70-69=139
	Hannah McCook	Scotland	66-73=139
	Dewi Weber	Netherlands	70-69=139

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

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final



France	6

Ireland	1
		France	4

		Denmark	3
Denmark	4.5

England	2.5
				Sweden	5

				France	2
Italy	5

Germany	2
		Sweden	5

		Italy	2	Bronze match
Sweden	4

Finland	3
				Denmark	4.5

				Italy	2.5

Elimination matches		Match for 5th place



England	3.5

Ireland	1.5
		Germany	3.5

		England	1.5
Germany	3

Finland	2
		Match for 7th place



		Finland	4

		Ireland	1

Final games

Sweden	France
5	2
F. Kinhult / B. Wallin 1 hole	S. Aubert / P. Roussin Bouchard
L. Grant / A. Linner	E. Broze / A. Laisne 3 & 2
Sara Kjellker 3 & 1	Pauline Roussin Bouchard
Maja Stark	Chloe Salort 1 hole
Beatrice Wallin 4 & 3	Mathilde Claisse
Linn Grant 3 & 1	Emma Broze
Frida Kinhult 2 & 1	Agathe Laisne

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1		Round 2		Match for 9th place



Spain	4.5

Slovakia	0.5
		Spain	3.5

		Czech Republic	1.5
Czech Republic	3.5

Switzerland	1.5
				Spain	3.5

				Belgium	1.5
Belgium	3.5

Austria	1.5
		Belgium	3

		Netherlands	2	Match for 11th place
Netherlands	3

Scotland	2
				Netherlands	3

				Czech Republic	2

Elimination matches		Match for 13th place



Slovakia	3

Switzerland	2
		Scotland	4.5

		Slovakia	0.5
Scotland	4

Austria	1
		Match for 15th place



		Austria	4.5

		Switzerland	0.5

Flight C

Team matches

0.5	Iceland	Turkey	0.5
2.5		2.5

1	Slovenia	Iceland	0
5		0

1	Slovenia	Turkey	0
3.5		1.5

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
Slovenia	17	2	0	0	8.5–1.5	2
Turkey	18	0	1	1	4–6	0.5
Iceland	19	0	1	0	2.5–7.5	0.5

Final standings

Place	Country
	Sweden
	France
	Denmark
4	Italy
5	Germany
6	England
7	Finland
8	Ireland
9	Spain
10	Belgium
11	Netherlands
12	Czech Republic
13	Scotland
14	Slovakia
15	Austria
16	Switzerland
17	Slovenia
18	Turkey
19	Iceland

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Anlagae, Golfplatz" (in German). Golfclub Murhof. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (11 July 2018). "Europeans: Women and Boys advance as Men hit Berlin wall". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (13 July 2018). "No joy for Irish in Europe". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Ett guld och dubbla brons till Sverige vid lag-EM i golf" [One gold and two bronze medals to Sweden at the European golf Championships] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.