1973 European Ladies' Team Championship

1973 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	5–8 July 1973
Location	Brussels, Belgium; 50°49′N 4°29′E / 50.817°N 4.483°E
Course(s)	Royal Golf Club de Belgique
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	18 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	74
Length	6,308 yards (5,768 m)
Field	13 teams; circa 65 players
Champion
	England; Linda Denison-Pender, Mary Everard, Ann Irvin, Carol le Feuvre, Mickey Walker
	Qualification round: 309 (+13); Final match: 4–3
Location map
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	← 1971 1975 →

The 1973 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–8 July at Royal Golf Club de Belgique, 7 kilometres south-east of the city center of Brussels, Belgium. It was the eighth women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Format

All participating teams, allowed to have six players, played one qualification round of stroke-play with five players, counted the four best scores for each team.

The six 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 teams place first and second were directly qualified for the semi-finals. The team placed third was drawn to play the quarter-final against the team placed sixth and the teams placed fourth and fifth met each other. 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. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The four teams placed 7–10 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B and the three teams placed 11–13 formed Flight C, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

Teams

13 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
England	Linda Denison Pender, Mary Everard, Ann Irvin, Carol le Feuvre, Suzanne Parker, Mickey Walker
France	Odile Semelaigne-Garaïalde, Georges Labesse, Anne Marie Palli, A. Robert, Brigitte Varangot
Ireland	Mary Gorry, Josephine Mark, Maise Mooney, Mary McKenna,
Italy	Federica Dassù, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Minette Marazza, Eva Ragher, Marina Ragher Ciaffi
Scotland	Catherine Panton, Joan Rennie, Belle Robertson, Mary Walker, Maureen Walker, Janette Wright
Spain	Ana Monfort de Albox, Otilia Bonny, Elena Corominas, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara, Cristina Marsans, Carmen Maestre de Pellon
Sweden	Monica Andersson, Monica Hagström Nordlund, Viveca Hoff, Anna Skanse Dönnestad, Ann-Katrin Svensson, Christina Westerberg
Wales	Audrey Briggs, Amanda Gale, Christine Phipps, Tegwen Perkins, Vicki Rawlings
West Germany	Elisabeth Buckup, Marietta Gütermann, Susanne Schultz, Jeannette Weghmann, Barbara Zintl

Other participating teams

Country
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
Switzerland

Winners

Defending champion team England won the opening 18-hole competition, with a score of 13 over par 309, one stroke ahead of three times champion France.

Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Mary Everard, England, with a score of 4-under-par 70, three shots ahead of 17-year-old Federica Dassù, Italy. Everard's round included four birdies and an eagle. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

The first three places went to the same nations as at the previous championship two years earlier. Team England won the championship, earning their fourth title, beating France in the final 4–3. Team Sweden finished third for the third time, beating Spain 4–3 in the third place match.

Results

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	England *	309	+13
2	France	310	+14
3	Ireland	312	+16
4	Sweden	319	+23
5	Italy	322	+26
T6	Spain *	323	+27
T6	Netherlands	323	+27
8	Scotland	324	+28
9	Wales	328	+32
10	Switzerland	332	+36
11	West Germany	336	+40
12	Belgium	342	+46
13	Denmark	351	+55

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

Individual leaders

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Mary Everard	England	70	−4
2	Federica Dassù	Italy	73	−1
T3	Anne Marie Palli	France	74	E
T3	Belle Robertson	Scotland	74	E

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

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final






		England	7

		Sweden	0
Sweden	6

Italy	1
				England	4

				France	3
Spain	5

Ireland	2
		France	5.5

		Spain	1.5	Bronze match



				Sweden	4

				Spain	3

	Match for 5th place				−



	Italy

	Ireland

Final games

Italy	France
4	3
A. Irvin / M. Everard	B. Varangot / O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 2 & 1
M. Walker / L. Denison Pender Bayman 6 & 5	G. Labesse / A. M. Palli
Ann Irvin	Brigitte Varangot 2 & 1
Mary Everard 2 holes	Anne Marie Palli
Mickey Walker 2 holes	Odile Semelaigne Garaïalde
Linda Denison Pender Bayman	A. Robert 2 & 1
Carol le Feuvre 7 & 5	G. Labesse

Flight B

Elimination matches		Match for 7th place



Netherlands	5

Switzerland	2
		Scotland	5

		Netherlands	2
Scotland	6

Wales	1
		Match for 9th place



		Switzerland	4

		Wales	3

Final standings

Place	Country
	England
	France
	Sweden
4	Spain
5	Italy
6	Ireland
7	Scotland
8	Netherlands
9	Switzerland
10	Wales
11	West Germany
12	Belgium
13	Denmark

Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ Caird, Douglas (5 July 1973). "Glorious to play on grass again, says Miss Everard". The Times (London, England). p. 10.
^ Jansson, Anders (August 1973). "Yvig gran stoppade Sverige mot skakade storfavoriter" [Big fir tree stopped Sweden against shaken big favorites]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. pp. 19–20, 54. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 9172603283. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 192. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Scotland in eight place". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Scots impress in Brussels". The Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Women's title won by England". The Glasgow Herald. 9 July 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Caird, Douglas (6 July 1973). "England owe much to Miss Everard's touch". The Times (London, England). p. 12.
^ Caird, Douglas (7 July 1973). "No respite as Ireland take tro the woods". The Times (London, England). p. 15.
^ Caird, Douglas (9 July 1973). "England retain European team title". The Times (London, England). p. 6.

External links

European Golf Association: Results

[1] Caird, Douglas (5 July 1973). "Glorious to play on grass again, says Miss Everard". The Times (London, England). p. 10.

[2] Jansson, Anders (August 1973). "Yvig gran stoppade Sverige mot skakade storfavoriter" [Big fir tree stopped Sweden against shaken big favorites]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. pp. 19–20, 54. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[3] Jansson, Anders (1979). Golf - Den gröna sporten [Golf - The green sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 184. ISBN 9172603283. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[4] Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 192. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[5] "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[6] "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[7] "Scotland in eight place". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[8] "Scots impress in Brussels". The Glasgow Herald. 7 July 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[9] "Women's title won by England". The Glasgow Herald. 9 July 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[10] Caird, Douglas (6 July 1973). "England owe much to Miss Everard's touch". The Times (London, England). p. 12.

[11] Caird, Douglas (7 July 1973). "No respite as Ireland take tro the woods". The Times (London, England). p. 15.

[12] Caird, Douglas (9 July 1973). "England retain European team title". The Times (London, England). p. 6.

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