# 2003 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2003 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Frankfurter Golf Club in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the 23rd women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting Frankfurter Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in Germany, was founded in 1913. The course, situated in Niederrad, 5 kilometres west of the city center of Frankfurt am Main, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1927.
The club had previously hosted twelve editions of the German Open during the period 1938–1989, a European Tour tournament since the tour was founded in 1972.
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 six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out match-play, to decide their final positions.

## Teams

14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Czech Republic | Marta Balkova, Silvie Dittertova, Petra Kvidova, Zuzana Mašínová, Stanislava Kopeitkova, Zuzana Potuznikova |
| Denmark | Mette Buus, Line Cordes, Lisa Holm Sørensen, Lisbeth Meincke, Mette Randbaek, Julie Tvede |
| England | Emma Duggleby, Alex Keighley, Danielle Masters, Fame More, Kerry Smith, Nicola Timmins |
| Finland | Minea Blomqvist, Nina Isaksson, Kaisa Ruuttila, Hanna-Leena Salonen, Ursula Tuutti, Stenna Westerlund |
| France | Natalie David, Peggy Fraysee, Sophie Giquel, Anne-Sophie Le Nalio, Fanny Schaeffer, Alexandra Vilatte |
| Germany | Stephanie Döring, Bettina Hauert, Kerstin Honisch, Anja Monke, Pia Odefey, Denise Simon |
| Ireland | Claire Coughlan, Maria Dunne, Martina Gillen, Helen Jones, Tricia Mangan, Maura Morrin |
| Italy | Tullia Calzavara, Giuliana Colavito, Giulia Garbaccio, Claire Grignolo, Giusy Paolillo, Margharita Rigon |
| Netherlands | Myrte Eikenaar, Charlotte Heeres, Joan van der Kraats, Varin Schilperoord, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Marie Louise Weeda |
| Scotland | Claire Hargan, Lynn Kenny, Anne Laing, Vikki Laing, Lesley MacKay, Claire Queen |
| Spain | Carmen Alonso, Nuria Clau, Tania Elósegui, María Hernández, Elisa Serramià, Adriana Zwank |
| Sweden | Sofie Andersson, Karin Börjeskog, Caroline Larsson, Elin Ohlsson, Mikaela Parmlid, Karin Sjödin |
| Switzerland | Niloufar Aazam, Nora Angehrn, Sheila Lee, Caroline Rominger, Frédérique Seeholzer, Natalia Tanno |
| Wales | Becky Brewerton, Stephanie Evans, Anna Highgate, Sarah Jones, Kate Phillips, Jo Pritchard |

## Winners

Team Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 11 under par 709, one shot ahead of host nation Germany on second place.
Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Tania Elósegui, Spain, and Pia Odefey, Germany, each with a score of 8 under par 136. Karin Sjödin, Sweden, shot a new course record 66 in the second round.
Team Spain won the championship, beating defending champions Sweden 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their second title, playing in their fifth final. The win came to be the first of three in a row for Spain. Team France earned third place, beating Wales 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Spain | 357-352=709 | −11 |
| 2 | Germany | 355-355=710 | −10 |
| 3 | England | 364-357=721 | +1 |
| 4 | Finland | 358-364=722 | +2 |
| 5 | France * | 367-359=726 | +6 |
| 5 | Wales | 361-365=726 | +6 |
| 7 | Sweden | 367-360=727 | +7 |
| 8 | Denmark | 365-363=728 | +8 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 368-373=741 | +21 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 374-368=742 | +22 |
| 11 | Ireland | 372-375=747 | +27 |
| 12 | Italy | 370-379=749 | +29 |
| 13 | Scotland | 374-377=751 | +31 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 399-378=777 | +57 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Tania Elósegui | Spain | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T1 | Pia Odefey | Germany | 69-67=136 | −8 |
| T3 | Minea Blomqvist | Finland | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T3 | Anja Monke | Germany | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T3 | Karin Sjödin | Sweden | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| T7 | Anna Highgate | Wales | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T7 | Lisa Holm Sørensen | Denmark | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T8 | Carmen Alonso | Spain | 73-68=141 | −3 |
| T8 | Charlotte Heeres | Netherlands | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T8 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | Netherlands | 70-71=141 | −3 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Sweden | 6 | | |
| Germany | 1 | | |
| Germany | 1 | Sweden | 5 |
| | | Wales | 2 |
| Wales | 4 | Wales | 2 |
| England | 3 | | | | |
| England | 3 | | | Spain | 4.5 |
| | | | | Sweden | 2.5 |
| France | 4 | | | Sweden | 2.5 |
| Finland | 3 | | | | |
| Finland | 3 | Spain | 6 | | |
| | | France | 1 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Spain | 5 | France | 1 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | France | 4.5 |
| | | | | Wales | 2.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Denmark | 4 |
| Finland | 3 | | |
| Finland | 3 | Germany | 5 |
| | | Denmark | 2 |
| Germany | 5 | Denmark | 2 |
| England | 2 | | |
| England | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | England | 4.5 |
| | | Finland | 2.5 |
| Spain | Sweden |
| 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Clau / Serramiá 4 & 2 | Börjeskog / Parmlid |
| Alonso / Elósegui | Andersson / Sjödin 5 & 4 |
| Nuria Clau 4 & 3 | Elin Ohlsson |
| Adriana Zwank | Karin Börjeskog 20th hole |
| Carmen Alonso 2 & 1 | Mikaela Parmlid |
| Elisia Serramiá 19th hole | Sofie Andersson |
| Tania Elósegui AS * | Karin Sjödin AS * |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| | | Ireland | 4.5 |
| | | Switzerland | 2.5 |
| Ireland | 4 | Switzerland | 2.5 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | | | Ireland | 4.5 |
| | | | | Scotland | 2.5 |
| Scotland | 5 | | | Scotland | 2.5 |
| Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | Scotland | 4 | | |
| | | Netherlands | 3 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | | | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | | | Switzerland | 3 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| | | Italy | 5 |
| | | Czech Republic | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Spain |
| | Sweden |
| | France |
| 4 | Wales |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | England |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Ireland |
| 10 | Scotland |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | Czech Republic |
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