The 1971 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 30 June – 3 July at Ganton Golf Club, in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. It was the seventh women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue

The hosting club was founded in 1891 and the course was initially designed by Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird, later modified by different course architects, including James Braid, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, John Henry Taylor, and Harry Vardon. It previously hosted the 1949 Ryder Cup and the 1964 Amateur Championship.

The course was set up with par 75 over 6,289 yards, with 38 on the front nine holes and 37 on the back nine.

There was heavy rain the days before the tournament and warm weather with a small breeze during the competition.

Format All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with up to five players, counted the four 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. Each of the four best placed teams were drawn to play the quarter-final against one of the teams in the flight placed in the next four positions. 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 matches after the morning foursome matches. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.

The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Teams 14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players. Country PlayersB. Holm Pedersen, Vibeke Morgan, Tove Palsby Geertz, Anette Bjerglund, L. Brunn, Karin Vang Sigumfeldt Birch Sally Barber, Mary Everard, Julia Greenhalgh, Ann Irvin, Dinah Oxley, Mickey WalkerOdile Semelaigne-Garaïalde, Geraldine Cochet, Martine Gajan-Giraud, Georges Labesse, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte VarangotElaine Bradshaw, Mary Gorry, C. McAuley, Mary McKenna, M. Mooney, Vivian SingletonR. Boeri, M. Dassù, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, L. Rivetti, M. Segafredo, Marion TadiniA. Delvaux, R. de Muyser, R. Welter, C. Rischard, F. LetellierAnnelies Eschauzier, Priscilla Grosch, Annie Mackeson-Sandbach, Marischka Zegger-Swane, Joyce de Witt Puyt, Ineke KeunenMette Bjørum, Marianne Kohorn, Anniken Langaard, Mette Rinde Reuss, Reidun StenslandMarjory Ferguson, Jillian Hutton, Joan Lawrence, Joan Norris, Belle Robertson, Joan SmithElena Corominas, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Inés Maestre, Cristina Marsans, Sissy Tolnay, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara Liv Forsell, Louise Johansson Wingård, Christina Nordström, Nailil Skoog, Ann-Katrin Svensson, Christina WesterbergJacqueline Stucki, Marie Christine de Werra, M. Unthard, D. Caillat, B. ZeerleherAudrey Briggs, Penny Griffiths Davies, Ann Hughes Johnson, Jean Hughes, Sylvia Webster, Nancy WrightBarbara Böhm, Marion Petersen, Marietta Gütermann, Monika Müller, Katharina Trebitsch

Winners Tied leaders of the opening 18-hole competition were the finalist teams from the previous championship two years earlier, host nation England and defending champions France, each with an 18-over-par score of 318. Host nation England earned first place on the tie breaking better non-counting score.

Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Marion Petersen, Germany, with a score of 1-over-par 76, one stroke ahead of Julia Greenhalgh, England. Six players in the field broke 80. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Team England won the championship, earning their third title, beating defending champions France in the final 5–2. With the win, England became the first nation to win the men's and the women's European amateur team championships in the same year. England came to repeat that achievement the following year.

Team Sweden, for the second time on the podium, beat the Netherlands 5–2 in the third place match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo parT1*318+183321+21T4*329+296330+307332+328336+369340+4010341+4111355+5512356+5613358+5814385+85 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score.

Individual leaders Place Player Country Score To par1 Marion Petersen 76 +12Julia Greenhalgh77+23Odile Garaialde78+3T4Geraldine Cochet79 +4Mary Everard79Mickey Walker79 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 52A. Irvin / M. WalkerB. Varangot / O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 20th holeS. Barber / M. Everard 5 & 4G. Labesse / A. M. PalliDinah Oxley 1 holeBrigitte VarangotMickey WalkerO. Semelaigne Garaïalde 1 holeMary Everard 3 & 1Anne Marie PalliJulia Greenhalgh 6 & 5G. LabesseS. Barber 4 & 3Geraldine Cochet

Flight B

Bracket

Final standings PlaceCountry4567891011121314 Sources:

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.

References

External links European Golf Association: Results