# 1969 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 1969 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 3–6 July at Halmstad Golf Club in Tylösand, Sweden. It was the sixth women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The tournament was played at the North course at Halmstad Golf Club in Tylösand, Halmstad Municipality, 9 kilometers west of Halmstad city center in Halland County, Sweden. The club was founded in 1930. Its first 18-hole course was constructed by Rafael Sundblom and approved in 1938. A new course was inaugurated in 1967, when nine new holes were constructed, which together with the last nine holes of the old course formed the new North Course.

## Format

All participating teams played one qualification round of stroke-play with up to five players, counted the four 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. Each of the four best placed teams were drawn to play the quarter-final against one of the teams in the flight placed in the next four positions. 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 matches after the morning foursome matches.
The four teams placed 9–12 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B to play similar knock-out play and the four teams placed 13–15 formed Flight C, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

## Teams

A record number of 15 nation teams contested the event. Czechoslovakia, Luxemburg and Norway took part for the first time. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| England | Sally Barber, Barbara Dixon, Ann Irvin, Kathryn Phillips, Margaret Wenyon |
| France | Odile Garaialde Semelaigne, Catherine Lacoste, Martine Gajan-Giraud, Florence du Pasquier Mourgue d'Algue, Brigitte Varangot |
| Ireland | Elaine Bradshaw, Oonagh Heskin Fitzpatrick, M. Coburn Madeley, C. McAuley, Mary McKenna |
| Italy | L. Benazzo, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, Bianca Martina, Marina Ragher, L. Rivetti |
| Scotland | Heather Anderson, Jean Bald, Joan Lawrence, Sandra Needham, Belle Robertson, Joan Smith |
| Sweden | Liv Forsell, Marianne Bergengren, Birgit Forsman, Louise Johansson Wingård, Christina Nordström, Ann-Katrin Svensson |
| Wales | Audrey Brown, Elsie Brown, Ann Hughes, Jill Morris Edwards, Christine Phipps, Pat Roberts |
| West Germany | Barbara Böhm, Marion Petersen, Marietta Gütermann, Horstbrink, Brigitte Mähl |
Other participating teams
* Country
* Belgium
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain

## Winners

Two-times champion team France won the opening 18-hole competition, with a score of 28 over par 316, 15 strokes ahead of host nation Sweden.
Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Brigitte Varangot, France, with a score of 3-over-par 75, two shots ahead of teammate and 1967 U.S. Women's Open champion Catherine Lacoste, who made her first appearance in the European Ladies' Team Championship. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Team France won the championship earning their third title, beating defending champions England in the final 6–1.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | France | 316 | +28 |
| 2 | Sweden | 331 | +43 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 332 | +44 |
| 4 | Belgium | 333 | +45 |
| T5 | Ireland * | 335 | +47 |
| T5 | England | 335 | +47 |
| 7 | Wales | 336 | +48 |
| 8 | Italy | 341 | +53 |
| 9 | Spain | 343 | +55 |
| 10 | Scotland | 345 | +57 |
| 11 | West Germany | 353 | +65 |
| 12 | Norway | 359 | +71 |
| 13 | Denmark | 363 | +75 |
| T14 | Luxembourg * | 388 | +100 |
| T14 | Czechoslovakia | 388 | +100 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Brigitte Varangot | France | 75 | +3 |
| 2 | Catherine Lacoste | France | 77 | +5 |
| 3 | Elaine Bradshaw | Ireland | 78 | +6 |
| 4 | Liv Forsell | Sweden | 79 | +7 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| England | 5 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | | |
| Sweden | 2 | England | 6.5 |
| | | Belgium | 0.5 |
| Belgium | 4 | Belgium | 0.5 |
| Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | France | 6 |
| | | | | England | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | | | England | 1 |
| Wales | 2 | | | | |
| Wales | 2 | France | 4 | | |
| | | Netherlands | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| France | 6 | Netherlands | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Ireland | 1 | | | | |
| Ireland | 1 | | | Netherlands | 5 |
| | | | | Belgium | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Sweden | 4.5 |
| Italy | 2.5 | | |
| Italy | 2.5 | Sweden | 4 |
| | | Ireland | 3 |
| Ireland | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
| Wales | 2 | | |
| Wales | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Italy | 4 |
| | | Wales | 3 |
| France | England |
| 6 | 1 |
| C. Lacoste / F. du Pasquier Mourgue d'Algue 4 & 3 | A. Irvin / S. Barber |
| M. Gajan Giraud / O. Garaialde 3 & 1 | K. Phillips / M. Weynon |
| Catherine Lacoste 5 & 4 | Ann Irvin |
| Brigitte Varangot | Sally Barber 1 hole |
| Odile Garaialde 3 & 2 | Kathryn Phillips |
| Florence du P. Mourgue d'Algue 3 & 1 | Margaret Weynon |
| Martine Gajan Giraud | Barbara Dixon |
Flight B
Bracket
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| West Germany | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | | |
| Spain | 3 | West Germany | 4 |
| | | Scotland | 3 |
| Scotland | 6 | Scotland | 3 |
| Norway | 1 | | |
| Norway | 1 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | Spain | 6 |
| | | Norway | 1 |
Flight C
| Luxembourg | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | 3 |
| Denmark | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | 1 |
| Denmark | Luxembourg |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | France |
| | England |
| | Netherlands |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Ireland |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Wales |
| 9 | West Germany |
| 10 | Scotland |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | Norway |
| 13 | Denmark |
| 14 | Luxembourg |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia |
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