The 1993 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 7–11 July at Royal The Hague Golf & Country Club in Wassenaar, Netherlands. It was the 18th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
Venue The course, situated in an undulating dune landscape in Wassenaar, 10 kilometres north of the city center of The Hague, Netherlands, was designed in 1938, by Harry Colt and C.H. Alison.
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. 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 to decide their final positions.
Teams 16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the teams Country PlayersMaria-Theresa Elsner, Natascha Fink, Lilian Mensi, Katharina Poppmeier, Nadine Rass, Antonia ReichelIsabelle Declerque, Lana Freund, Sophie Leten, Catherine Pons, Lara Tadiotto, Sophie TornelPernille Carlson Pedersen, Anne Larsson, Iben Tinning, Camilla Faaborg-Andersen, Lotte Greve, Christina KuldSarah Burnell, Nicola Buxton, Julie Hall, Joanne Morley, Kirsty Speak, Lisa WaltonDelphine Bourson, Benjamine Cherien, Stéphanie Dallon Geville, Sophie Louapre-Pfeiffer, Patricia Meunier, Kristel Mourge d'AlgueMartina Fischer, Heidi Klump, Anika Heuser, Claudia von Grundherr, Henriette Gladiator, Annette JansenOlof Maria Jonsdottir, Ragnhildur Sigurdadottir, Herborg Arnarsdottir, Thordis Geirsdottir, Karen Saevarsdottir, Svala OskarsdottirTracy Eakin, Eavan Higgins, Denise McCarthy, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Aideen Rogers, Ada O'SullivanCaterina Quintarelli, Silvia Cavalleri, Alessandra Salvi, Marina Buscaini, Maria Paola Casati, Giuliana ColavitoFrancine Bolwidt, Laura van Engelenburg, Catryn Geleynse, Laura Thijssen, Dagmar de Vries, Marike ZelsmanElisabeth Eide, Tine Faanes, Cecilie Lundgreen, Gro Nilsen, Christene Norvang, Vibeke StensrudCatriona Lambert, Fiona, McKay, Mhairi McKay, Myra McKinley, Janice Moodie, Alison RoseMarina Arruti, Macarena Campomanes, Estefania Knuth, Laura Navarro, Maria José Pons, Vanessa Vignali Linda Ericsson, Sofie Eriksson, Maria Hjorth, Anna-Carin Jonasson, Pernilla Sterner, Charlotta SörenstamSophie Ducrey, Sheila Lee, Nathalie Milocchi, Lisa Schaufelberger, Sandra Storjohann, Carlotta Vannini Lisa Dermott, Andrea Donne, Julie Foster, Bethan Jones, Helen Lawson, Vicki Thomas
Winners Two-times-champions team Sweden won the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 19 over par 739, five strokes ahead of team France. This was the fourth time in a row Sweden won the stroke-play competition.
Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Delphine Bourson, France, Julie Hall (nee Wade), England, Anna-Carin Jonasson, Sweden, and Catriona Lambert (later named Matthew), Scotland, each with a score of even par 144, one stroke ahead of nearest competitor.
Team England won the championship. Playing in their eleventh final they beat Spain 4–2 and earned their eighth title. Team France earned third place, beating Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match.
Results Qualification round
Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1374-365=739 +192369-375=744 +243375-371=746 +264375-375=750 +305372-382=754 +346382-374=756 +367372-385=757 +378381-392=773 +539387-388=775 +5510385-394=779 +5911394-391=785 +6512383-403=786 +6613394-402=796 +76T14 *407-393=800 +80404-396=80016401-406=807 +87 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.
Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parT1Delphine Bourson68-76=144EJulie Hall73-71=144Anna-Carin Jonasson73-71=144Catriona Lambert73-71=1445Laura Navarro75-70=145 +1T6Joanne Morley73-73=146 +2María José Pons73-73=146Eileen Rose McDaid71-75=146Charlotta Sörenstam75-71=146T10Silvia Cavalleri77-70=147 +3Stéfanie Dallon Geville74-73=147 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Flight A
Bracket
Final games 4.5 2.5N. Buxton / J. Morley 19th holeM. Campomanes / E. KnuthJ. Hall / L. Walton 3 & 2L. Navarro / M.J. PonsNicola Buxton 3 & 2Maria José PonsJulie Hall 5 & 4Laura NavarroKirsty SpeakMacarena Campomanes 4 & 3Joanne MorleyEstefania Knuth 3 & 2Lisa Walton AS * Vanessa Vignali AS * * Note: Game all square after 18 holes declared halved, since team match already decided.
Flight B
Bracket
Final standings PlaceCountry45678910111213141516 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