# 1993 European Ladies' Team Championship

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 | Players |
| Austria | Maria-Theresa Elsner, Natascha Fink, Lilian Mensi, Katharina Poppmeier, Nadine Rass, Antonia Reichel |
| Belgium | Isabelle Declerque, Lana Freund, Sophie Leten, Catherine Pons, Lara Tadiotto, Sophie Tornel |
| Denmark | Pernille Carlson Pedersen, Anne Larsson, Iben Tinning, Camilla Faaborg-Andersen, Lotte Greve, Christina Kuld |
| England | Sarah Burnell, Nicola Buxton, Julie Hall, Joanne Morley, Kirsty Speak, Lisa Walton |
| France | Delphine Bourson, Benjamine Cherien,Stéphanie Dallon Geville, Sophie Louapre-Pfeiffer, Patricia Meunier, Kristel Mourge d'Algue |
| Germany | Martina Fischer, Heidi Klump, Anika Heuser, Claudia von Grundherr, Henriette Gladiator, Annette Jansen |
| Iceland | Olof Maria Jonsdottir, Ragnhildur Sigurdadottir, Herborg Arnarsdottir, Thordis Geirsdottir, Karen Saevarsdottir, Svala Oskarsdottir |
| Ireland | Tracy Eakin, Eavan Higgins, Denise McCarthy, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Aideen Rogers, Ada O'Sullivan |
| Italy | Caterina Quintarelli, Silvia Cavalleri, Alessandra Salvi, Marina Buscaini, Maria Paola Casati, Giuliana Colavito |
| Netherlands | Francine Bolwidt, Laura van Engelenburg, Catryn Geleynse, Laura Thijssen, Dagmar de Vries, Marike Zelsman |
| Norway | Elisabeth Eide, Tine Faanes, Cecilie Lundgreen, Gro Nilsen, Christene Norvang, Vibeke Stensrud |
| Scotland | Catriona Lambert, Fiona, McKay, Mhairi McKay, Myra McKinley, Janice Moodie, Alison Rose |
| Spain | Marina Arruti, Macarena Campomanes, Estefania Knuth, Laura Navarro, Maria José Pons, Vanessa Vignali |
| Sweden | Linda Ericsson, Sofie Eriksson, Maria Hjorth, Anna-Carin Jonasson, Pernilla Sterner, Charlotta Sörenstam |
| Switzerland | Sophie Ducrey, Sheila Lee, Nathalie Milocchi, Lisa Schaufelberger, Sandra Storjohann, Carlotta Vannini |
| Wales | 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 41⁄2–21⁄2 and earned their eighth title. Team France earned third place, beating Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Sweden | 374-365=739 | +19 |
| 2 | France | 369-375=744 | +24 |
| 3 | Spain | 375-371=746 | +26 |
| 4 | England | 375-375=750 | +30 |
| 5 | Ireland | 372-382=754 | +34 |
| 6 | Italy | 382-374=756 | +36 |
| 7 | Scotland | 372-385=757 | +37 |
| 8 | Wales | 381-392=773 | +53 |
| 9 | Denmark | 387-388=775 | +55 |
| 10 | Germany | 385-394=779 | +59 |
| 11 | Belgium | 394-391=785 | +65 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 383-403=786 | +66 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 394-402=796 | +76 |
| T14 | Austria * | 407-393=800 | +80 |
| T14 | Norway | 404-396=800 | +80 |
| 16 | Iceland | 401-406=807 | +87 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Delphine Bourson | France | 68-76=144 | E |
| T1 | Julie Hall | England | 73-71=144 | E |
| T1 | Anna-Carin Jonasson | Sweden | 73-71=144 | E |
| T1 | Catriona Lambert | Scotland | 73-71=144 | E |
| 5 | Laura Navarro | Spain | 75-70=145 | +1 |
| T6 | Joanne Morley | England | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T6 | María José Pons | Spain | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T6 | Eileen Rose McDaid | Ireland | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| T6 | Charlotta Sörenstam | Sweden | 75-71=146 | +2 |
| T10 | Silvia Cavalleri | Italy | 77-70=147 | +3 |
| T10 | Stéfanie Dallon Geville | France | 74-73=147 | +3 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| France | 4 | | |
| Scotland | 3 | | |
| Scotland | 3 | Spain | 4.5 |
| | | France | 2.5 |
| Spain | 4.5 | France | 2.5 |
| Italy | 2.5 | | | | |
| Italy | 2.5 | | | England | 4.5 |
| | | | | Spain | 2.5 |
| England | 5 | | | Spain | 2.5 |
| Ireland | 2 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2 | England | 4 | | |
| | | Sweden | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Sweden | 4.5 | Sweden | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Wales | 2.5 | | | | |
| Wales | 2.5 | | | France | 4 |
| | | | | Sweden | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Scotland | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | Scotland | 4 |
| | | Ireland | 3 |
| Ireland | 4.5 | Ireland | 3 |
| Wales | 2.5 | | |
| Wales | 2.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Italy | 4 |
| | | Wales | 3 |
| England | Spain |
| 4.5 | 2.5 |
| N. Buxton / J. Morley 19th hole | M. Campomanes / E. Knuth |
| J. Hall / L. Walton 3 & 2 | L. Navarro / M.J. Pons |
| Nicola Buxton 3 & 2 | Maria José Pons |
| Julie Hall 5 & 4 | Laura Navarro |
| Kirsty Speak | Macarena Campomanes 4 & 3 |
| Joanne Morley | Estefania Knuth 3 & 2 |
| Lisa Walton AS * | Vanessa Vignali AS * |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| West Germany | 6 | | |
| Norway | 1 | | |
| Norway | 1 | West Germany | 5 |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 4 | Belgium | 2 |
| Austria | 3 | | | | |
| Austria | 3 | | | Denmark | 6 |
| | | | | West Germany | 1 |
| Switzerland | 5.5 | | | West Germany | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1.5 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 1.5 | Denmark | 4 | | |
| | | Switzerland | 3 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Denmark | 7 | Switzerland | 3 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Iceland | 0 | | | | |
| Iceland | 0 | | | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | | Belgium | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Austria | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | | |
| Norway | 3 | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | Austria | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | Austria | 3 |
| Iceland | 3 | | |
| Iceland | 3 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Iceland | 4 |
| | | Norway | 3 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | England |
| | Spain |
| | France |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Ireland |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Wales |
| 9 | Denmark |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Switzerland |
| 12 | Belgium |
| 13 | Netherlands |
| 14 | Austria |
| 15 | Iceland |
| 16 | Norway |
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