The 2015 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 7–11 July at Helsingør Golf Club in Helsingør, Denmark. It was the 32nd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

Venue The hosting club was founded in 1927 and the course, located 2 kilometres north-east of the city center of Helsingør, in the north-east corner of the island Zealand, Denmark, has been designed by Anders Amilion, John Harris and Anders Sørensen.

The club had previously hosted the 2007 Danish Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour.

The championship course was set up with par 71.

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 formed flight B and the five teams placed 17–21 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out match-play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.

Teams A record number of 21 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players. Luxemburg took part for the first time.

Players in the leading teams Country PlayersNadine Dreher, Ines Fendt, Ann Kathrin Maier, Anja Purgauer, Sarah Schober, Julia UnterwegerClara Aveling, Leslie Cloots, Fanny Cnops, Charlotte De Corte, Alicia Good, Elodie Van DievoetStephanie Bertelsen, Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Caroline NistrupGemma Clews, Hayley Davis, Alice Hewson, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Charlotte ThomasMatilda Castren, Emily Penttila, Petra Salko, Jenna Maihaniemi, Hannele Mikkola, Karina KukkonenShannon Aubert, Mathilda Cappeliez, Justine Dreher, Manon Gidali, Ines Lescudier, Marion VeysseyreOlivia Cowan, Quirine Eijkenboom, Franziska Friedrich, Laura Fünfstück, Lena Schäffner, Amina WolfGudrun Bjorgvinsdottir, Heidi Gudnadottir, Karen Gudnadottir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Anna Snorradottir, Sunna VidisdottirJessica Carty, Maria Dunne, Paula Grant, Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Chloe RyanVirginia Elena Carta, Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso, Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Ludovica Farina, Roberta Liti, Laura LonardiKim Jakobs, Jacqueline Klepper, Tessie Lessure, Anne-Marie Putz, Anne Schwartz, Christiane WanderscheidMyrte Eikenaar, Karin Jansen, Ileen Domela Nieuwenhuis, Floor Sinke, Giulia van den Berg, Dewi WeberMariell Bruun, Stine Pettersen, Stina Resen, Kristin Simonsen, Nicoline Skaug, Marthe WoldConnie Jaffrey, Jessica Meek, Heather Munro, Rachael Taylor, Rachel Walker, Clara YoungZuzana Bielikova, Natalia Heckova, Lea Klimentova, Alexandra Patakova, Lina Sekerkova, Sara ZrnikovaNastja Banovec, Ana Belac, Ema Grilc, Ursa Orehek, Katja Pogačar, Tasa TorbicaCelia Barquín Arozamena, Natalia Escuriola, Fátima Fernández Cano, Nuria Iturrioz, Noemí Jiménez, Luna Sobrón Jenny Haglund, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Louise Ridderström, Madelene Sagström, Linnea StrömGioia Carpinelli, Natalie Karcher, Azelia Meichtry, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Albane ValenzuelaBeyhan Benardete, Damla Bilgic, Tugce Erden, Sena Ersoy, Selin Timur, Begum YilmazSamantha Birks, Rebecca Harries, Georgia Lewis, Bethan Morris, Katherine O'Connor, Chloe Williams

Winners Eight times champions England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of even par 710, five strokes ahead of team Spain.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Puk Lyng Thomsen, Denmark, with a score of 6 under par 136, one stroke ahead of Matilda Castren, Finland and Alice Hewson, England.

Defending champions France won the championship, beating Switzerland 4–3 in the final and earned their eighth title. Switzerland played in their first final and reached the podium for the second time in a row, after finishing bronze medalist the previous year.

Team Spain earned third place, beating England 5–2 in the bronze match.

Results Qualification round

Team standings PlaceCountryScoreTo par1358-352=710 E2366-349=715 +53358-358=716 +64357-361=718 +85369-352=721 +116371-354=725 +157366-361=727 +178374-364=738 +289371-368=739 +2910375-365=740 +3011375-371=746 +3612370-377=747 +3713378-370=748 +3814378-371=749 +3915376-377=753 +4316380-374=754 +44T17 *374-381=755 +45385-370=75519383-387=770 +6020387-392=779+6921438-433=871+161 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par1Puk Lyng Thomsen71-65=136−6T2Matilda Castren70-67=137−5Alice Hewson68-69=1374Albane Valenzuela68-70=138−4T5Shannon Aubert69-70=139−3Fátima Fernández Cano70-69=139Meghan MacLaren72-67=139Madelene Sagström72-67=139Rachel Taylor70-69=139T10Laura Fünfstück74-66=140−2Katja Pogačar73-67=140 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket

Final games 4 3J. Dreher / S. AuberK. Métraux / M. Métraux 2 holesM. Gidali / M. Cappeliez 20th holeN. Karcher / G. CarpinelliShannon AubertGioia Carpinelli 2 & 1Justine Dreher 2 & 1Albane ValenzuelaManon GidaliMorgane Métraux 1 holeMathilda Cappeliez 7 & 6Natalie KarcherInes Lescudier 1 holeKim Métraux

Flight B

Bracket

Flight C

Bracket

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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. European Ladies Amateur Championship – European amateur individual golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

References

External links European Golf Association: Results