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2008 European Ladies' Team Championship

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2008 European Ladies' Team Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–12 July 2008
LocationStenungsund, Sweden
58°01′20″N 11°52′10″E / 58.02222°N 11.86944°E / 58.02222; 11.86944
Course(s)Stenungsund Golf Club
Organized byEuropean Golf Association
Format36 holes stroke play
Knock-out match-play
Statistics
Par72
Field16 teams
96 players
Champion
 Sweden
Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Hedwall,
Jacqueline Hedwall, Caroline Westrup,
Pernilla Lindberg, Camilla Lennarth
Qualification round: 717 (−3)
Final match 5–2
Location map
Stenungsund Golf Club is located in Europe
Stenungsund Golf Club
Stenungsund Golf Club
Location in Europe
Stenungsund Golf Club is located in Sweden
Stenungsund Golf Club
Stenungsund Golf Club
Location in Sweden
Stenungsund Golf Club is located in Västra Götaland
Stenungsund Golf Club
Stenungsund Golf Club
Location in Västra Götaland County
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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

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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.[1]

The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format

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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

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

Players in the teams

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

Winners

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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

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Qualification round

Flight A

Flight B

Bracket

Final standings

Place Country
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
4  England
5  Denmark
6  France
7  Scotland
8  Austria
9  Germany
10  Norway
11  Wales
12  Switzerland
13  Italy
14  Belgium
15  Ireland
16  Finland

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hitta till oss" [Find us] (in Swedish). Stenungsund Golf Club. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hedwall, Caroline (August 2008). "Guldrushen! Stjärnan skriver själv om succén" [Gold rush! The star writes herself about the success]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. pp. 100–101. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 157. ISBN 91-86818007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften" [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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