# 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 14–17 September at Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club and Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
It was the 27th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a record 55 team entries, each with up to three players. Two nations, Bulgaria and Morocco, made their first appearances at the Espirito Santo Trophy.
Each team played two rounds at Mayakoba and two rounds at Iberostar in different orders, but all leading teams played the fourth round at Mayakoba. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The South Korea team won the trophy for their fourth title and third win in the last four events, beating team Switzerland by 21 strokes. Switzerland, with two sisters, Kim and Morgan Metraux, in the team, earned the silver medal while the Ireland team took the bronze on third place another stroke back.
The individual title went to 17-year-old Choi Hye-jin, South Korea, whose score of 14-under-par, 274, was two strokes ahead of Puk Lyng Thomsen, Denmark.

## Teams

55 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players except two teams. The teams representing Bolivia and Latvia each had only two players.
| Country | Players |
| Argentina | Ela Anacona, Magdalena Simmermacher, Agustina Zeballos |
| Australia | Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson, Hannah Green |
| Austria | Leonie Bettel, Ines Fendt, Emma Spitz |
| Belgium | Diane Baillieux, Leslie Cloots, Clarisse Louis |
| Bolivia | Michelle Ledermann, Daniela Siles |
| Brazil | Luiza Altmann, Lauren Grinberg, Clara Teixeira |
| Bulgaria | Sofia Seldemirova, Ivana Simeonova, Stefani Skokanska |
| Canada | Josee Doyon, Naomi Ko, Maddie Szeryk |
| Czech Republic | Kristyna Frydlova, Katerina Vlasinova, Karolina Vlckova |
| Chile | Maria Jose Hurtado, Isidora Nilsson, Natalia Villavicencio |
| China | Yifan Ji, Wenbo Liu, Shan Pan |
| Chinese Taipei | Ya-Chun Chang, Ching-Tzu Chen, Jo-Hua Hung |
| Colombia | Cynthia Diaz, Silvia Garces, Laura Sojo |
| Costa Rica | Daniela Baudrit, Pamela Calderon, Ximena Montealegre |
| Denmark | Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Marie Lund-Hansen, Puk Lyng Thomsen |
| Ecuador | Coralia Arias, Daniela Darquea, Anika Veintemilla |
| England | Gemma Clews, Alice Hewson, Meghan MacLaren |
| Finland | Daniella Barrett, Matilda Castren, Emily Pentilla |
| France | Mathilda Cappeliez, Agathe Laisné, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard |
| Germany | Antonia Eberhard, Sophie Hausmann, Esther Henseleit |
| Guam | Kristin Oberiano, Rachael Peterson, Rose Tarpley |
| Guatemala | Pilar Echeverra, Valeria Mendizabal, Lucia Polo |
| Hong Kong | Tiffany Chan, Michelle Cheung, Mimi Ho |
| Iceland | Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir, Berglind Bjornsdóttir, Signy Arnorsdóttir |
| India | Gaurika Bishnoi, Diksha Dagar, Tvesa Malik |
| Ireland | Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Annabel Wilson |
| Italy | Bianca Fabrizio, Laura Lonardi, Carlotta Ricolfi |
| Japan | Hina Arakaki, Nasa Hataoka, Yumi Matsubara |
| Latvia | Laila Forstmane, Anna Diana Svanka |
| Mexico | María Fassi, Isabella Fierro, Ana Paula Valdes |
| Morocco | Houria El Abbadi, Lina Belmati, Ines Laklalech |
| Netherlands | Zhen Bontan, Roos Haarman, Dewi Weber |
| New Zealand | Julianne Alvarez, Chantelle Cassidy, Wenyung Keh |
| Norway | Renate Grimstad, Stina Resen, Marthe Wold |
| Paraguay | Milagros Chaves, Maria Fernanda Escauriza, Sofia García |
| Peru | Micaela Farah, Lucia Gutierrez, Maria Salinas Valle |
| Poland | Dominika Gradecka, Nastasia Kossacky, Dorota Zalewska |
| Puerto Rico | Valeria Sofia Pacheco, Yudika Ann Rodriguez, Maria Fernanda Torres |
| Russia | Sofia Anokhina, Vera Markevich, Sofya Morozova |
| Scotland | Connie Jaffrey, Jessica Meek, Rachael Taylor |
| Slovakia | Natalia Heckova, Laila Hrindova, Lea Klimentova |
| Slovenia | Nastja Banovec, Ana Belac, Katja Pogačar |
| South Africa | Cara Gorlei, Ivanna Samu, Kaleigh Telfer |
| South Korea | Choi Hye-jin, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Min-ji |
| Spain | Harang Lee, Maria Parra, Luna Sobron |
| Sweden | Frida Gustafsson Spång, Emma Henrikson, Linnea Ström |
| Switzerland | Azelia Meichtry, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux |
| Thailand | Pajaree Anannarukarn, Kanyalak Preedasuttijit, Manuschaya Zeemakorn |
| Tunisia | Nour Ben Cherif, Kenza Ladhari, Hadia Mansouri |
| Turkey | Tugce Erden, Sena Ersoy, Selin Timur |
| Ukraine | Anna Avdieieva, Daria Horokhovska, Elvira Rastvortseva |
| United States | Katelyn Dambaugh, Mariel Galdiano, Andrea Lee |
| Uruguay | Sofia Garcia Austt, Manuela Barros, Priscilla Schmid |
| Venezuela | Nicole Ferre, Stephanie Gellini, Valentina Gilly |
| Wales | Megan Lockett, Katherine O'Connor, Chloe Williams |

## Results

| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| | South Korea | 138-137-138-134=547 | −29 |
| | Switzerland | 137-145-145-141=568 | −8 |
| | Ireland | 146-141-145-137=569 | −7 |
| 4 | Denmark | 151-137-144-138=570 | −6 |
| 5 | Thailand | 145-143-143-141=571 | −5 |
| 6 | United States | 146-145-145-138=574 | −2 |
| 7 | Spain | 151-143-141-140=575 | −1 |
| 8 | Japan | 142-153-144-137=576 | E |
| 9 | Canada | 149-144-145-143=581 | +5 |
| 10 | Mexico | 144-148-146-144=582 | +6 |
| 11 | Belgium | 153-149-142-140=584 | +8 |
| T12 | Australia | 147-147-149-144=587 | +11 |
| T12 | China | 143-147-151-146=587 | +11 |
| T14 | Chinese Taipei | 146-152-146-144=588 | +12 |
| T14 | Italy | 147-151-148-142=588 | +12 |
| 16 | Sweden | 148-148-149-145=589 | +13 |
| T17 | Czech Republic | 148-150-146-146=590 | +14 |
| T17 | England | 147-150-147-146=590 | +14 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 147-147-146-152=592 | +16 |
| 20 | Norway | 147-152-149-146=594 | +18 |
| 21 | Austria | 146-145-157-147=595 | +19 |
| T22 | Ecuador | 147-153-149-147=596 | +20 |
| T22 | Paraguay | 148-146-148-154=596 | +20 |
| 24 | Colombia | 151-151-145-151=598 | +22 |
| T25 | Puerto Rico | 147-155-149-148=599 | +23 |
| T25 | South Africa | 148-155-142-154=599 | +23 |
| T27 | France | 152-152-149-147=600 | +24 |
| T27 | Germany | 150-153-150-147=600 | +24 |
| T27 | Scotland | 156-149-146-149=600 | +24 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 149-155-146-151=601 | +25 |
| 31 | India | 154-146-150-152=602 | +26 |
| T32 | Argentina | 159-148-145-151=603 | +27 |
| T32 | Finland | 150-153-150-150=603 | +27 |
| T34 | Hong Kong | 148-154-154-151=607 | +31 |
| T34 | Russia | 159-148-154-146=607 | +31 |
| 36 | Brazil | 149-153-154-154=610 | +34 |
| 37 | Peru | 152-154-152-153=611 | +35 |
| T38 | Slovakia | 157-151-154-154=616 | +40 |
| T38 | Venezuela | 157-153-150-156=616 | +40 |
| 40 | Wales | 157-155-147-159=618 | +42 |
| 41 | Uruguay | 162-161-147-149=619 | +43 |
| 42 | Slovenia | 157-162-148-153=620 | +44 |
| T43 | Guatemala | 159-150-154-160=623 | +47 |
| T43 | Iceland | 156-165-145-157=623 | +47 |
| T45 | Chile | 159-154-162-154=626 | +50 |
| T45 | Turkey | 156-154-162-154=626 | +50 |
| 47 | Morocco | 159-161-155-158=633 | +57 |
| 48 | Poland | 158-156-164-161=639 | +63 |
| 49 | Bolivia | 165-167-156-162=650 | +74 |
| 50 | Latvia | 165-175-160-164=664 | +88 |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 174-172-158-166=670 | +94 |
| 52 | Guam | 172-174-171-161=678 | +102 |
| 53 | Ukraine | 173-178-183-180=714 | +138 |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 183-178-176-179=716 | +140 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 185-181-175-177=718 | +142 |
Source:

## Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Choi Hye-jin | South Korea | 70-69-68-67=274 | −14 |
| 2 | Puk Lyng Thomsen | Denmark | 73-67-70-66=276 | −12 |
| 3 | Kim Métraux | Switzerland | 69-72-69-69=279 | −9 |
| 3 | Park Min-ji | South Korea | 74-68-70-67=279 | −9 |
| 5 | Daniela Darquea | Ecuador | 71-72-70-68=281 | −7 |
| T6 | Naomi Ko | Canada | 75-66-71-70=282 | −6 |
| T6 | Leona Maguire | Ireland | 72-70-71-69=282 | −6 |
| T8 | Leslie Cloots | Belgium | 76-70-68-69=283 | −5 |
| T8 | Maria Parra | Spain | 75-70-70-68=283 | −5 |
| 10 | Park Hyun-kyung | South Korea | 68-75-71-71=285 | −3 |