The 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Stenungsund Golf Club in Stenungsund, Sweden. It was the 26th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue The hosting Stenungsund Golf Club was founded in 1989. The 18-hole course, with the character of a links course with large undulated greens, situated in Spekeröd, Stenungsund Municipality, 2 kilometres from the sea and 35 kilometres north of Gothenburg, Sweden, was designed by Peter Nordwall. The second nine holes opened in 1990.

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.

Teams 16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the teams Country Players Stefanie Endstrasser, Cristina Gugler, Martina Hochwimmer, Marina Kotnik, Nina Mühl, Christine Wolf Valentine Gevers, Emilie Geury, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Chloé Leurquin, Tamara Luccioli, Manon Vanmol Monica Christiansen, Malene Jørgensen, Therese Kølbæk, Line Vedel Hansen, Trine Mortensen, Maja S. Nielsen Elizabeth Bennett, Naomi Edwards, Jodi Ewart, Rachel Jennings, Florentyna Parker, Kerry Smith Satu Harju, Linda Henriksson, Elina Ikävalko, Annika Korkeila, Elina Nummenpää, Rosa Svahn Lucie André, Isabelle Boineau, Valentine Derrey, Barbara Genuini, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Joanna Klatten Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Nina Holleder, Lara Katzy, Stephanie Kirchmayr, Caroline Masson Dawn Marie Conaty, Tara Delaney, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeigh, Maura Morrin, Gillian O'Leary, Alessandra Averna, Maranna Causin, Alessandra de Poli de Luigi, Camilla Patussi, Anna Roscio, Valeria Tandrini Christel Boeljon, Myrte Eikenaar, Kyra Van Leeuwen, Marieke Nivard, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Chrisje de Vries Karinn Dickinson, Marita Engzelius, Cesilie Hagen, Lene H. Mørch, Rachel Raastad, Amalie Valle Krystle Caithness, Louise Kenney, Laura Murray, Pamela Pretswell, Michele Thomson, Kylie Walker Carlota Ciganda, María Hernández, Belén Mozo, Azahara Muñoz, Ane Urchegui, Adriana Zwanck Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Hedwall, Jacqueline Hedwall, Caroline Westrup, Pernilla Lindberg, Camilla Lennarth Niloufar Aazam, Nadine Grüter, Melanie Mätzler, Caroline Rominger, Fabia Rothenfluh, Natalia Tanno Stephanie Evans, Sahra Hassan, Hannah Jenkins, Breanne Loucks, Kirsty O'Connor, Rhian Wyn Thomas

Winners Team England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 14 under par 706, three strokes ahead of defending champions team Spain.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Jodi Ewart, England, with a score of 9 under par 135, four strokes ahead of four players on tied second place.

Host nation Sweden won the championship, beating team Netherlands 5–2 in the final and earned their fifth title. For the first time in the history of the championship, a pair of twins was part of the winning team, as 19-years-old Caroline and Jacqueline Hedwall played for team Sweden. So did also future professional major winners Pernilla Lindberg and Anna Nordqvist.

Team Spain earned third place, beating England 6–1 in the bronze match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1354-352=706 −142353-356=709 −11T3 *363-354=717 −3365-352=717T5 *362-365=727 +7 *370-357=727376-351=7278362-369=731 +119377-359=736 +1610369-370=739 +1911377-369=746 +2612379-368=747 +2713383-365=748 +2814379-370=749 +2915384-372=756 +3616382-380=762 +42 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Jodi Ewart66-69=135−9T2Christel Boeljon69-70=139−5Caroline Hedwall68-71=139Breanne Loucks73-66=139Adriana Zwanck70-69=139T6Carlota Ciganda71-69=140−4Naomi Edwards71-69=140Rachel Jennings69-71=140Therese Kølbæk70-70=140Azahara Muñoz70-70=140Marieke Nivard70-70= 140 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 5 2P. Lindberg / C. Hedwall 5 & 4C.Boeljon / D.C. SchreefelA. Nordqvist / C. Westrup 6 & 4M. Nivard / K. Van LeeuwenCaroline Hedwall 5 & 4Christel BoeljonPernilla Lindberg Chrisje De Vries 2 & 1 Camilla Lennarth 4 & 2Kyra Van LeeuwenCaroline Westrup AS *Dewi Claire Schreefel AS *Anna Nordqvist AS *Marieke Nivard AS * * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Final standings PlaceCountry45678910111213141516

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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