# 1995 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 1995 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 12–16 July at Golf Club Milano in Monza, Italy. It was the 19th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting club was founded in 1928. The course, situated in Monza Park, the largest walled park in Europe, 20 kilometres north of the city center of Milan, Lombardy region in northern Italy, was designed by architect James Peter Gannon.
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 seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 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 19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Belgium | Isabelle Declerque, Annabelle Haxhe, Sophie Leten, Catherine Pons, Sophie Tornel, Valérie Van Ryckeghem |
| Denmark | Camilla Faaborg-Andersen, Lotte Greve, Karen Margrethe Juul, Christina Kuld, Caroline Rasmussen, Iben Tinning |
| England | Emma Duggleby, Sandy Lambert, Elaine Ratcliffe, Karen Stupples, Julie Hall, Lisa Walton |
| France | Maitena Alsuguren, Jeanne-Marie Busuttil, Ludivine Kreutz, Kristel Mourge d'Algue, Virgine Requier, Amadine Vincent |
| Germany | Diane Blam, Elisabeth Esterl, Luise Gehlen, Anika Heuser, Esther Poburski, Nicole Stillig |
| Ireland | Yvonne Cassidy, Eavan Higgins, Hazel Kavanagh, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Mary McKenna, Ada O'Sullivan |
| Italy | Maria Paola Casati, Silvia Cavalleri, Antonella Manuli, Anna Nistri, Caterina Quintarelli, Alessandra Salvi |
| Netherlands | Nan Croockewit, Catryn Geleynse, Sandra Hoer, Marcella Neggers, Laura Thijssen, Marike Zelsman |
| Norway | Line Berg, Tine Faanes, Cecilie Lundgreen, Hanne Nyquist, Christine Norwang, Vibeke Stensrud |
| Scotland | Sharon McMaster, Mhairi McKay, Hilary Monoghan, Janice Moodie, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose |
| Spain | Alejandra Armas, Sara Beautell, Itziar Elguezabal, Ana Larraneta, Maria José Pons, Ana Belen Sanchez |
| Sweden | Anna Berg, Sara Eklund, Sofie Eriksson, Maria Hjorth, Mia Löjdahl, Helena Ohlsson |
| Wales | Lisa Dermott, Bethan Jones, Becky Morgan, Kate Stark, Julie Thomas, Vicki Thomas |
Other participating teams
* Country
* Austria
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Iceland
* Portugal
* Switzerland

## Winners

Team Spain won the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 15 over par 735, one stroke ahead of team Sweden.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Vibeke Stensrud, Norway, with a score of 4 under par 140, two strokes ahead of nearest competitors.
Team Spain won the championship, beating Scotland 5–2 in the final and earned their first title. Team England earned third place, beating Denmark 4–3 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Spain | 366-369=735 | +15 |
| 2 | Sweden | 369-367=736 | +16 |
| 3 | Italy | 370-369=739 | +19 |
| 4 | England | 380-366=746 | +26 |
| 5 | France | 367-380=747 | +27 |
| 6 | Denmark | 372-382=754 | +34 |
| 7 | Scotland | 386-369=755 | +35 |
| 8 | Wales | 387-375=762 | +42 |
| 9 | Norway | 389-379=768 | +48 |
| 10 | Ireland | 386-385=771 | +51 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 390-382=772 | +52 |
| 12 | Germany | 381-392=773 | +53 |
| 13 | Austria | 399-377=776 | +56 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 394-389=783 | +63 |
| 15 | Belgium | 399-389=788 | +68 |
| 16 | Finland | 401-408=809 | +89 |
| 17 | Iceland | 411-412=823 | +103 |
| 18 | Portugal | 426-398=824 | +104 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 410-418=828 | +108 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Vibeke Stensrud | Norway | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| T2 | Sofie Eriksson | Sweden | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T2 | Janice Moodie | Scotland | 75-67=142 | −2 |
| T2 | Amadine Vincent | France | 68-74=142 | −2 |
| 5 | Silvia Cavalleri | Italy | 70-73=143 | −1 |
| T6 | Sara Beautell | Spain | 71-74=145 | +1 |
| T6 | Becky Morgan | Wales | 74-71=145 | +1 |
| T6 | María José Pons | Spain | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T9 | Julie Hall | England | 72-74=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Mia Löjdahl | Sweden | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Catarina Quantarelli | Italy | 74-72=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Karen Stupples | England | 75-71=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Iben Tinning | Denmark | 73-73=146 | +2 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Scotland | 5 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | Scotland | 4.5 |
| | | Denmark | 2.5 |
| Denmark | 5.5 | Denmark | 2.5 |
| Italy | 1.5 | | | | |
| Italy | 1.5 | | | Spain | 5 |
| | | | | Scotland | 2 |
| England | 4.5 | | | Scotland | 2 |
| France | 2.5 | | | | |
| France | 2.5 | Spain | 5.5 | | |
| | | England | 1.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Spain | 4 | England | 1.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Wales | 3 | | | | |
| Wales | 3 | | | England | 4.5 |
| | | | | Denmark | 2.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Italy | 5 |
| Sweden | 2 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | France | 4 |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| France | 6 | Italy | 3 |
| Wales | 1 | | |
| Wales | 1 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Sweden | 5.5 |
| | | Wales | 1.5 |
| Spain | Scotland |
| 5 | 2 |
| A. Larzaneta / M.J. Pons 3 & 1 | M. McKay / J. Moodie |
| S. Beautell / A.B. Sanchez 25th hole | L. Nicholson / A. Rose |
| Izlar Elguezabal 19th hole | Janice Moodie |
| Ana Belen Sanchez | Alison Rose 2 & 1 |
| Maria José Pons 5 & 3 | Sharon McMaster |
| Sara Beautell 1 hole | Lesley Nichlson |
| Ana Lazraneta | Mhari McKay 2 & 1 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| | | Norway | 3 |
| | | Germany | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 2 |
| Austria | 2 | | | | |
| Austria | 2 | | | Norway | 3.5 |
| | | | | Ireland | 1.5 |
| Ireland | 3 | | | Ireland | 1.5 |
| Belgium | 2 | | | | |
| Belgium | 2 | Ireland | 5 | | |
| | | Netherlands | 0 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 0 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | | | Germany | 3.5 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 1.5 |
| Elimination match | Elimination match | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| Belgium | 1 | | |
| Belgium | 1 | Austria | 3.5 |
| | | Switzerland | 1.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 16th place | Match for 16th place |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Iceland | 2 | | |
| Iceland | 2 | Finland | 4 |
| | | Portugal | 1 |
| Finland | 4 | Portugal | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Match for 18th place | Match for 18th place |
| | | Iceland | 3 |
| | | Czech Republic | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Spain |
| | Scotland |
| | England |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | Wales |
| 9 | Norway |
| 10 | Ireland |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Netherlands |
| 13 | Austria |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | Belgium |
| 16 | Finland |
| 17 | Portugal |
| 18 | Iceland |
| 19 | Czech Republic |
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