2016 European Ladies' Team Championship

2016 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates	5–9 July 2016
Location	Garðabær, Iceland; 64°03′36″N 21°53′31″W / 64.059991°N 21.892018°W
Course(s)	Oddur Golf Club (Urriðavöllur Course)
Organized by	European Golf Association
Format	36 holes stroke play; Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par	72
Length	5,881 yards (5,378 m)
Field	20 teams; 120 players
Champion
	England; Emma Allen, Alice Hewson,; Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren,; Elisabeth Prior, Olivia Winning
	Qualification round: 745 (+25); Final match 4–3
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The 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Oddur Golf Club in Garðabær, Iceland. It was the 33rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

Oddur Golf Club was established in 1990 with a nine-hole course designed by Hannes Thorsteinsson, located in the municipality of Garðabær, 6 kilometres south of the city center of Reykjavík, Iceland. It was extended to the Urriðavöllur 18-hole-course in 1997, a heathland course flanked by lava from the dormant volcano Búrfell.^[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 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. Poland took part for the first time.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Denmark	Stephanie Amalie Astrup, Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Line Toft Hansen
England	Emma Allen, Alice Hewson, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Elisabeth Prior, Olivia Winning
Finland	Matilda Castren, Jenna Maihaniemi, Hannele Mikkola, Ellinoora Moiso, Emily Penttila, Petra Salko
Germany	Antonia Eberhard, Leonie Harm, Sophie Hausmann, Esther Henseleit, Laura Fünfstück, Lena Schäffner
Norway	Mariell Bruun, Dorthea Forbrigd, Renate Grimstad, Stina Resen, Kristin Simonsen, Marthe Wold
Spain	Celia Barquín Arozamena, Fátima Fernández Cano, Lee Ha-rang, Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Maria Parra Luque, Luna Sobrón
Sweden	Martina Edberg, Frida Gustavsson Spång, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Louise Ridderström, Linnea Ström
Switzerland	Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Azelia Meichtry, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Rachel Rossel

Other participating teams

Country
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland
Slovenia
Wales

Winners

Five times champions Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 10 over par 730, one stroke ahead of team Norway.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Maria Parra Luque, Spain, with a score of 4 under par 140, one stroke ahead of Antonia Eberhard, Germany.

Team England won the championship, beating Spain 4–3 in the final and earned their ninth title and first since 1993. Six of the seven matches in the final went to the 18th hole. The championship was decided when, Solheim Cup-player to be, Bronte Law, England, sank the winning putt on the 18th green in her singles match against Ainhoa Olarra Mujika, Spain.

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

Results

Qualification round

Team standings

Place	Country	Score	To par
1	Spain	373-357=730	+10
2	Norway	362-369=731	+11
3	Sweden	377-358=735	+15
4	Germany	375-362=737	+17
5	Denmark	375-368=743	+23
6	England	370-375=745	+25
7	Switzerland	386-365=751	+31
8	Finland	375-381=756	+36
9	Ireland	379-378=757	+37
10	France	374-385=759	+39
11	Italy	388-372=760	+40
T12	Scotland *	378-383=761	+41
T12	Netherlands	389-372=761	+41
14	Belgium	392-375=767	+47
15	Iceland	392-377=769	+49
T16	Slovenia *	396-375=771	+51
T16	Czech Republic	389-382=771	+51
18	Austria	388-388=776	+56
19	Wales	394-383=777	+57
20	Poland	405-395=800	+80

* 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	Maria Parra Luque	Spain	69-71=140	−4
2	Antonia Eberhard	Germany	73-68=141	−3
3	Louise Ridderström	Sweden	71-71=142	−2
4	Marthe Wold	Norway	73-70=143	−1
T5	Zhen Bontan	Netherlands	75-69=144	E
	Malene Krølbøll Hansen	Denmark	74-70=144
	Morgane Métraux	Switzerland	75-66=144
	Stina Resen	Norway	70-74=144
T9	Esther Henselett	Germany	77-69=146	+2
	Lee Ha-rang	Spain	77-69=146
	Meghan MacLaren	England	73-73=146
	Olivia Mehaffey	Ireland	73-73=146

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

Flight A

Bracket

Quarter finals		Semi finals		Final



Spain	4

Finland	3
		Spain	5

		Germany	2
Germany	4.5

Denmark	2.5
				England	4

				Spain	3
England	4

Sweden	3
		England	4

		Switzerland	3	Bronze match
Switzerland	4.5

Norway	2.5
				Germany	4.5

				Switzerland	2.5

Elimination matches		Match for 5th place



Denmark	4

Finland	1
		Sweden	3.5

		Denmark	1.5
Sweden	3.5

Norway	1.5
		Match for 7th place



		Norway	4.5

		Finland	0.5

Final games

England	Spain
4	3
A. Hewson / M. MacLaren	A. Olarra Mujika / Lee Ha-rang 1 hole
B. Law / E. Allen 5 & 4	L. Sobron / M. Parra Luque
Meghan MacLaren 1 hole	Celia Barquin Arozamena
Alice Hewson 1 hole	Luna Sobron
Emma Allen	Lee Ha-rang 1 hole
Bronte Law 1 hole	Ainhoa Olarra Mujika
Olivia Winning	Maria Parra Luque 1 hole

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1		Round 2		Match for 9th place



Slovenia	3.5

Ireland	1.5
		Scotland	4

		Slovenia	1
Scotland	3

Netherlands	2
				Scotland	3.5

				Italy	1.5
Italy	3.5

Belgium	1.5
		Italy	3

		France	2	Match for 11th place
France	3

Iceland	2
				Slovenia	3

				France	2

Elimination matches		Match for 13th place



Netherlands	3.5

Ireland	1.5
		Netherlands	3

		Belgium	2
Belgium	4

Iceland	1
		Match for 15th place



		Ireland	3

		Iceland	2

Flight C

Team matches

1	Poland	Czech Republic	0
3		2

1	Austria	Wales	0
4		1

1	Austria	Poland	0
4		1

1	Wales	Czech Republic	0
3		2

1	Austria	Czech Republic	0
3		2

1	Wales	Poland	0
3		2

Team standings

Country	Place	W	L	Game points	Points
Austria	17	3	0	11–4	3
Wales	18	2	1	7–8	2
Poland	19	1	2	6–9	1
Czech Republic	20	0	3	6–9	0

Final standings

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

Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Oddur Golf Club Website".
^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ "2016 European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (6 July 2016). "Ireland facing uphill task at European Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (7 July 2016). "Europeans: Men make quarters; women and girls miss out". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (9 July 2016). "Euros: Girls in Flight B Final, Men face France for 5th, Women seek 15th". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ Keogh, Brian (9 July 2016). "Euros: Men sixth, Girls ninth, Women 15th". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

External links

European Golf Association: Results

[1] "Oddur Golf Club Website".

[2] "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[3] "2016 European Ladies' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[4] Keogh, Brian (6 July 2016). "Ireland facing uphill task at European Team Championships". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[5] Keogh, Brian (7 July 2016). "Europeans: Men make quarters; women and girls miss out". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[6] Keogh, Brian (9 July 2016). "Euros: Girls in Flight B Final, Men face France for 5th, Women seek 15th". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[7] Keogh, Brian (9 July 2016). "Euros: Men sixth, Girls ninth, Women 15th". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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