The 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at The Grange Golf Club (East and West Course) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
It was the 23rd women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a tied record 48 team entries, each with three players.
Each team played two rounds at the East Course and two rounds at the West Course in different orders, but all leading teams played the fourth round at the West Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Sweden won the Trophy for their second title and the first wire-to-wire win seen in the championship in 18 years, beating team Spain by 12 strokes. Spain earned the silver medal while the United States team advanced, with two sub-70-scores in the last round, from fourth to third place and took the bronze medal another two strokes back.
With this championship, Sweden became the only team to have finished in the top-10 in all 23 editions of the Espirito Santo Trophy since the inaugural event in 1964.
The individual title went to 19-year-old Caroline Hedwall, Sweden, who, just as her team, lead wire-to-wire. Hedwall's score of 10-under-par, 280, was one stroke ahead of her teammate Anna Nordqvist. The third Swedish player, Pernilla Lindberg, finished 18th individually, despite none of her four rounds counted towards the team score.
Teams 48 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.
CountryPlayersMartina Gavier, Maria Olivero, Maria Victoria VillanuevaJulia Boland, Clare Choi, Stephanie NaStefanie Endstrasser, Martina Hochwimmer, Marina KotnikValentine Gevers, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Chloé LeurquinKim Botelho, Ebonie Burgess, Tariqah WalikraamMariana de Biase, Patricia Carvalho, Karina PalmbergMaude-Aimée LeBlanc, Kira Meixner, Stephanie SherlockVeronika Holisová, Katerina Ružicková, Klára SpilkováPaz Echeverría, Macarena Silva, Soledad Ruiz TagleLi Jiayun, Xiao Yi, Luo YingYu-ling Hsieh, Tzu-chi Lin, Pei-ying TsaiPaola Moreno, Juliana Murcia, Mariajo UribeNaomi George, Rotana Howard, Elmay VikingMalene Jørgensen, Therese Kølbæk, Charlotte LorentzenElizabeth Bennett, Jodi Ewart, Rachel JenningsSereana Phillipps, Selai Pridgeon, Kelera WatlingSatu Harju, Linda Henriksson, Rosa SvahnLucie André, Barbara Genuini, Audrey GoumardPia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Caroline MassonKassandra Poole, Violetta Siozou, Chryssi VafeiadiPamela Abreu, Maria Alejandra Camey, Katina RuestTiffany Chan, Demi Mak, Ginger MakHelena Arnadottir, Tinna Johannsdottir, Eyglo Myrra OskarsdottirTara Delaney, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeighMarianna Causin, Alessia Knight, Giulia MolinaroAsako Fujimoto, Mika Miyazato, Kaori OheLaura Jansone, Krista Puisite, Mara PuisiteAinil Johani Bakar, Amanda Chin, Sharon LauDiana Cantu, Alejandra Llaneza, Ana Alicia MalagonChristel Boeljon, Marieke Nivard, Dewi Claire SchreefelCathryn Bristow, Dana Kim, Natasha KrishnaTonje Daffinrud, Rachel Raastad, Amalie ValleChihiro Ikeda, Lou Isabelle Manalo, Ana TampincoMagda Carrilho, Ana Melo, Marta VasconcelosLydia Benitez Colón, Patricia Garcia, Kyle RoigElizaveta Nikulina, Galina Rotmistrova, Anna VerchenovaKrystle Caithness, Roseanne Niven, Kylie WalkerChristabel Goh, Sock Hwee Koh, Stephanie LoiVeronika Falathová, Barbora Kachlíková, Victoria TomkoMoniqué Smit, Iliska Verwey, Kim WilliamsHan Jung-eun, Heo Yoon-kyung, Yang Soo-jinCarlota Ciganda, Belén Mozo, Azahara MuñozCaroline Hedwall, Pernilla Lindberg, Anna NordqvistAnais Maggetti, Caroline Rominger, Fanny VuignierMoriya Jutanugarn, Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Pavarisa YoktuanNecla Gerçek, Elcin Ulu, Selin ÖzgürAmanda Blumenherst, Tiffany Joh, Alison WalsheSahra Hassan, Breanne Loucks, Rhian Wyn Thomas
Results PlaceCountryScoreTo par137-138-147-139=561−19145-138-150-140=573−7152-144-142-137=575−54147-148-147-141=583+35146-147-143-148=584+46148-150-145-142=585+57149-147-150-140=586+6T8149-149-145-144=587+7150-142-148-147=58710147-143-150-148=588+8T11147-154-146-145=592+12150-151-151-140=59213149-156-144-144=593+1314151-149-146-148=594+14T15149-149-149-148=595+15148-150-152-145=595T17154-155-144-143=596+16152-150-146-148=59619156-152-143-148=599+1920154-146-153-148=601+21T21147-153-151-152=603+23161-152-143-147=60323155-147-151-151=604+2424149-154-153-150=606+26T25162-145-149-151=607+27149-146-161-151=607160-148-151-148=60728155-153-159-141=608+2829154-154-153-149=610+30T30151-156-149-155=611+31152-151-157-151=61132151-156-154-151=612+3233155-156-151-152=614+3434152-160-155-148=615+3535156-162-152-150=620+4036153-158-165-146=622+4237158-159-154-152=623+4338155-161-155-154=625+4539159-159-156-155=629+4940165-155-155-156=631+5141163-156-157-161=637+5742159-166-160-155=640+6043171-158-158-154=641+6144162-173-153-158=646+6645163-157-163-168=651+7146159-167-164-165=655+7547170-168-170-163=671+9148185-190-175-180=730+150 Source:
Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores. PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Caroline Hedwall67-70-73-70=280−102Anna Nordqvist70-68-74-69=281−93Azahara Muñoz71-72-74-70=287−34Maude-Aimée LeBlanc73-75-71-69=288−25Christel Boeljon77-68-70-74=289−1T6Krystle Caithness71-73-71-75=290EJodi Ewart73-72-75-70=290Caroline Masson75-74-71-70=290Mariajo Uribe73-73-72-72=290Alison Walshe78-73-69-70=290
References
External links World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website