# 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2018 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, Austria. It was the 35th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The club was founded in 1963 and its course, located 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria, was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.
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. 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.
The three teams placed 17–19 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight C, to meet each other, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.

## Teams

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Leonie Bettel, Katharina Mühlbauer, Janika Rüttimann, Emma Spitz, Julia Unterweger, Lea Zeitler |
| Belgium | Clara Aveling, Diane Baillieux, Clarisse Louis, Celine Manche, Camille Richelle, Elodie Van Dievoet |
| Czech Republic | Kristina Frydlova, Sára Kousková, Marie Lunackova, Tereza Melecka, Jana Melichova, Katerina Vlasinova |
| Denmark | Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard |
| England | Lianna Bailey, India Clyburn, Annabell Fuller, Alice Hewson, Lily May Humphreys, Sophie Lamb |
| Finland | Anna Backman, Daniella Barrett, Karina Kukkonen, Kiira Riihijärvi, Petra Salko, Emilia Tukianen |
| France | Shannon Aubert, Emma Broze, Mathilde Claisse, Agathe Laisné, Pauline Roussine-Bouchard, Chloe Salort |
| Germany | Miriam Emmert, Leonie Harm, Esther Henseleit, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Sophia Zeeb |
| Iceland | Andrea Bergsdottir, Berglind Bjornsdottir, Helga Kristin Einarsdottir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir, Anna Solveig Snorradottir, Saga Traustadottir |
| Ireland | Paula Grant, Mairead Martin, Julie McCarthy, Olivia Mehaffey, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson |
| Italy | Letzia Bagnoli, Virginia Elena Carta, Alessandra Fanali, Roberta Liti, Clara Manzalini, Angelica Moresco |
| Netherlands | Zhen Bontan, Pasqualle Coffa, Mayka Hoogeboom, Romy Meekers, Jennifer Sepers, Dewi Weber |
| Scotland | Gemma Batty, Eilidh Briggs, Chloe Goadby, Connie Jaffrey, Hannah McCook, Shannon McWilliam |
| Slovakia | Anika Bolcikova, Natalia Heckova, Laila Hrindova, Rebecca Hnidkova, Lea Klimentova, Sara Zrnikova |
| Slovenia | Pia Babnik, Inja Fric, Hana Mirnik, Vida Obersnel, Lara Jecnic, Neza Siftar |
| Spain | Celia Barquin Arozamena, Elena Hualde Zuniga, Paz Marfa Sans, Ainhoa Olarra, Ana Peláez Triviño, Marta Perez Sanmartin |
| Sweden | Linn Grant, Frida Kinhult, Sara Kjellker, Amanda Linnér, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin |
| Switzerland | Natalie Armbruester, Gioia Carpinelli, Vanessa Knecht, Azelia Meichtry, Elena Moosmann, Priscilla Schmid |
| Turkey | Damla Bilgic, Tugce Erden, Sena Ersoy, Serra Evrengil, Petek Peker, Selin Timur |

## Winners

Eight times champions France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 29 under par score of 691, eleven strokes ahead of team Germany.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Frida Kinhult, Sweden, with a score of 14 under par 130, one stroke ahead of Olivia Mehaffey, Ireland.
Team Sweden won the championship, beating France 4–3 in the final and earned their eighth title. This came to be the first of three titles in a row for Sweden.
Team Denmark earned third place, beating Italy 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | France | 344-347=691 | −29 |
| 2 | Germany | 353-349=702 | −18 |
| 3 | Sweden | 348-355=703 | −17 |
| 4 | Denmark | 354-353=707 | −13 |
| 5 | England | 347-362=709 | −11 |
| 6 | Finland | 360-350=710 | −10 |
| T7 | Italy * | 350-363=713 | −7 |
| T7 | Ireland | 354-359=713 | −7 |
| 9 | Spain | 359-355=714 | −6 |
| 10 | Austria | 359-359=718 | −2 |
| 11 | Scotland | 359-362=721 | +1 |
| T12 | Switzerland | 362-365=727 | +7 |
| T12 | Czech Republic | 363-364=727 | +7 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 366-364=730 | +10 |
| 15 | Belgium | 361-373=734 | +14 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 369-376=745 | +25 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 369-376=745 | +25 |
| 18 | Iceland | 386-368=754 | +34 |
| 19 | Turkey | 379-378=757 | +37 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Frida Kinhult | Sweden | 66-64=130 | −14 |
| 2 | Olivia Mehaffey | Ireland | 65-66=131 | −13 |
| T3 | Kiira Riihijärvi | Finland | 66-68=134 | −10 |
| T3 | Sophia Zeeb | Germany | 69-65=134 | −10 |
| 5 | Emma Broze | France | 71-64=135 | −9 |
| 6 | Ainhoa Olarra | Spain | 69-68=137 | −7 |
| T7 | India Clyburn | England | 66-72=138 | −6 |
| T7 | Agathe Laisné | France | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T7 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | France | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T10 | Virginia Elena Carta | Italy | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Alice Hewson | England | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Hannah McCook | Scotland | 66-73=139 | −5 |
| T10 | Dewi Weber | Netherlands | 70-69=139 | −5 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| France | 6 | | |
| Ireland | 1 | | |
| Ireland | 1 | France | 4 |
| | | Denmark | 3 |
| Denmark | 4.5 | Denmark | 3 |
| England | 2.5 | | | | |
| England | 2.5 | | | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | | France | 2 |
| Italy | 5 | | | France | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | | | | |
| Germany | 2 | Sweden | 5 | | |
| | | Italy | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Sweden | 4 | Italy | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Finland | 3 | | | | |
| Finland | 3 | | | Denmark | 4.5 |
| | | | | Italy | 2.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| England | 3.5 |
| Ireland | 1.5 | | |
| Ireland | 1.5 | Germany | 3.5 |
| | | England | 1.5 |
| Germany | 3 | England | 1.5 |
| Finland | 2 | | |
| Finland | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Finland | 4 |
| | | Ireland | 1 |
| Sweden | France |
| 5 | 2 |
| F. Kinhult / B. Wallin 1 hole | S. Aubert / P. Roussin Bouchard |
| L. Grant / A. Linner | E. Broze / A. Laisne 3 & 2 |
| Sara Kjellker 3 & 1 | Pauline Roussin Bouchard |
| Maja Stark | Chloe Salort 1 hole |
| Beatrice Wallin 4 & 3 | Mathilde Claisse |
| Linn Grant 3 & 1 | Emma Broze |
| Frida Kinhult 2 & 1 | Agathe Laisne |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Spain | 4.5 | | |
| Slovakia | 0.5 | | |
| Slovakia | 0.5 | Spain | 3.5 |
| | | Czech Republic | 1.5 |
| Czech Republic | 3.5 | Czech Republic | 1.5 |
| Switzerland | 1.5 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 1.5 | | | Spain | 3.5 |
| | | | | Belgium | 1.5 |
| Belgium | 3.5 | | | Belgium | 1.5 |
| Austria | 1.5 | | | | |
| Austria | 1.5 | Belgium | 3 | | |
| | | Netherlands | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Scotland | 2 | | | | |
| Scotland | 2 | | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | | | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Scotland | 4.5 |
| | | Slovakia | 0.5 |
| Scotland | 4 | Slovakia | 0.5 |
| Austria | 1 | | |
| Austria | 1 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Austria | 4.5 |
| | | Switzerland | 0.5 |
Flight C
Team matches
| 0.5 | Iceland | Turkey | 0.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Slovenia | Iceland | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Slovenia | Turkey | 0 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
| Slovenia | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5–1.5 | 2 |
| Turkey | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4–6 | 0.5 |
| Iceland | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5–7.5 | 0.5 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Sweden |
| | France |
| | Denmark |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Ireland |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Belgium |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Czech Republic |
| 13 | Scotland |
| 14 | Slovakia |
| 15 | Austria |
| 16 | Switzerland |
| 17 | Slovenia |
| 18 | Turkey |
| 19 | Iceland |
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