# 2005 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2005 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Karlstad Golf Club in Karlstad, Sweden. It was the 24th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting Karlstad Golf Club was founded in 1957. The first nine holes of the course, situated 8 kilometres north of the city center of Karlstad, the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden, was designed by Nils Skiöld and opened in 1959. The second nine holes opened in 1968. Another nine holes, designed by Sune Linde, was completed in 1989 and made it possible to combine two of the three different nine hole courses for an 18 hole round, with par 72 on all available combinations.
The club had previously hosted the individual European Amateur Championship for men in 1996 and the Swedish PGA Championship, for men as well as for women, in 1998.

## 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 seven teams placed 9–15 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

15 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the participating teams
| Country | Players |
| Czech Republic | Silvie Dittertova, Petra Kvidova, Zuzana Mašínová, Edita Nechanicka, Katerina Ruzickova, Stanislava Samkova |
| Denmark | Line Cordes, Malene Jörgensen, Cathrine Orloff Madsen, Lisbeth Meincke, Karina Rosenmeier, Victoria Stefansen |
| England | Emma Duggleby, Felicity Johnson, Sian Reddick, Faye Sanderson, Kerry Smith, Sophie Walker |
| Finland | Satu Harju, Sohvi Härkönen, Kaisa Ruuttila, Anna-Karin Salmén, Hanna-Leena Salonen, Stenna Westerlund |
| France | Mélodie Bourdy, Anne Lise Caudal, Elena Giraud, Cassandra Kirkland, Jade Schaeffer, Alexandra Vilatte |
| Germany | Stephanie Döring, Sandra Gal, Thea Hoffmeister, Stephanie Kirchmayr, Carolin Loehr, Katharina Schallenberg |
| Iceland | Helena Arnadottir, Nina Björk Geirsdottir, Thordis Geirsdottir, Anna Lisa Johannsdottir, Tinna Johannsdottir, Elisabeth Olddsdottir |
| Ireland | Claire Coughlan, Tara Delaney, Martina Gillen, Tricia Mangan, Heather Nolan, Deirdre Smith |
| Italy | Federica Angioletti, Giulia Garbaccio, Giusy Paolillo, Anna Roscio, Anna Rossi, Vittoria Valvassori |
| Netherlands | Myrte Eikenaar, Christel Boeljon, Marjet van der Graaf, Joan van der Kraats, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Marie Louise Weeda |
| Scotland | Pamela Feggans, Anne Laing, Fiona Lockhart, Heather MacRae, Claire Queen, Jenna Wilson |
| Spain | Emma Cabrera-Bello, Tania Elósegui, María Hernández, Lucia Mar, Belén Mozo, Adriana Zwank |
| Sweden | Sofie Andersson, Pernilla Lindberg, Therese Nilsson, Maria Ohlsson, Karin Sjödin, Louise Stahle |
| Switzerland | Niloufar Aazam, Fabienne In-Albon, Sheila Lee, Caroline Rominger, Frédérique Seeholzer, Natalia Tanno |
| Wales | Natalee Evans, Stephanie Evans, Lydia Hall, Sarah Jones, Breanne Loucks, Jo Nicolson |

## Winners

Team England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 7 over par 727, one stroke ahead of defending champions Spain on second place.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Sophie Walker, England, with a score of 8 under par 136, one stroke ahead of her English teammate Felicity Johnson.
Team Spain won the championship, beating England 5–2 in the final and earned their third title. The win came to be the second of three in a row for Spain. Team France earned third place, beating host nation Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | England | 361-366=727 | +7 |
| 2 | Spain | 358-370=728 | +8 |
| 3 | Germany | 373-370=743 | +23 |
| 4 | Sweden | 377-368=745 | +25 |
| 5 | Ireland | 381-370=751 | +31 |
| 6 | France | 372-380=752 | +32 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 370-383=753 | +33 |
| 8 | Finland | 380-377=757 | +37 |
| 9 | Scotland | 381-379=760 | +40 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 384-379=763 | +43 |
| 11 | Italy | 386-386=772 | +52 |
| 12 | Wales | 386-391=777 | +53 |
| 13 | Denmark | 394-395=789 | +69 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 395-398=793 | +73 |
| 15 | Iceland | 424-397=821 | +101 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Sophie Walker | England | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| 2 | Felicity Johnson | England | 72-69=142 | −3 |
| T3 | Emma Cabrera Bello | Spain | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T3 | Pernilla Lindberg | Sweden | 74-69=143 | −1 |
| 5 | Anne-Lise Caudal | France | 71-73=144 | E |
| T6 | Sandra Gal | Germany | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T6 | Fabienne In-Albon | Switzerland | 69-76=145 | +1 |
| T6 | Belén Mozo | Spain | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T9 | Stephanie Kirchmayer | Germany | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Katharina Schallenberg | Germany | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Louise Stahle | Sweden | 71-75=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Adriana Zwank | Spain | 75-71=146 | +2 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Spain | 5 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Spain | 4 |
| | | France | 3 |
| France | 4 | France | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | | | | |
| Germany | 3 | | | Spain | 5 |
| | | | | England | 2 |
| Sweden | 5 | | | England | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2 | England | 5 | | |
| | | Sweden | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| England | 6 | Sweden | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Finland | 1 | | | | |
| Finland | 1 | | | France | 4 |
| | | | | Sweden | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Germany | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Germany | 3 |
| | | Ireland | 2 |
| Ireland | 4.5 | Ireland | 2 |
| Finland | 0.5 | | |
| Finland | 0.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Finland | 4 |
| | | Switzerland | 1 |
| Spain | England |
| 5 | 2 |
| B. Mozo / A. Zwank 19th hole | E. Duggleby / F. Johnson |
| T. Elósegui / M. Hernandez | S. Walker / K. Smith 5 & 4 |
| Adriana Zwanck 5 & 4 | Felicity Johnson |
| Belén Mozo 19th hole | Sophie Walker |
| Maria Hernandez 19th hole | Emma Duggleby |
| Emma Cabrera Bello | Faye Sanderson 3 & 2 |
| Tania Elósegui 2 & 1 | Kerry Smith |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Netherlands | 5 | | |
| Iceland | 0 | | |
| Iceland | 0 | Netherlands | 3.5 |
| | | Italy | 1.5 |
| Italy | 3.5 | Italy | 1.5 |
| Czech Republic | 1.5 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 1.5 | | | Scotland | 4 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Denmark | 3 | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Wales | 2 | | | | |
| Wales | 2 | Scotland | 4.5 | | |
| | | Denmark | 0.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | | | Italy | 4 |
| | | | | Denmark | 3 |
| Elimination match | Elimination match | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Iceland | 1 | | |
| Iceland | 1 | Czech Republic | 3.5 |
| | | Wales | 1.5 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Spain |
| | England |
| | France |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Ireland |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Scotland |
| 10 | Netherlands |
| 11 | Italy |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | Czech Republic |
| 14 | Wales |
| 15 | Iceland |
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