# 1971 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 1971 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 30 June – 3 July at Ganton Golf Club, in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England. It was the seventh women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting club was founded in 1891 and the course was initially designed by Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird, later modified by different course architects, including James Braid, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, John Henry Taylor, and Harry Vardon. It previously hosted the 1949 Ryder Cup and the 1964 Amateur Championship.
The course was set up with par 75 over 6,289 yards, with 38 on the front nine holes and 37 on the back nine.
There was heavy rain the days before the tournament and warm weather with a small breeze during the competition.

## 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. 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 play to decide their final positions.

## Teams

14 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players.
| Country | Players |
| Denmark | B. Holm Pedersen, Vibeke Morgan, Tove Palsby Geertz, Anette Bjerglund, L. Brunn, Karin Vang Sigumfeldt Birch |
| England | Sally Barber, Mary Everard, Julia Greenhalgh, Ann Irvin, Dinah Oxley, Mickey Walker |
| France | Odile Semelaigne-Garaïalde, Geraldine Cochet, Martine Gajan-Giraud, Georges Labesse, Anne Marie Palli, Brigitte Varangot |
| Ireland | Elaine Bradshaw, Mary Gorry, C. McAuley, Mary McKenna, M. Mooney, Vivian Singleton |
| Italy | R. Boeri, M. Dassù, Isa Goldschmidt Bevione, L. Rivetti, M. Segafredo, Marion Tadini |
| Luxembourg | A. Delvaux, R. de Muyser, R. Welter, C. Rischard, F. Letellier |
| Netherlands | Annelies Eschauzier, Priscilla Grosch, Annie Mackeson-Sandbach, Marischka Zegger-Swane, Joyce de Witt Puyt, Ineke Keunen |
| Norway | Mette Bjørum, Marianne Kohorn, Anniken Langaard, Mette Rinde Reuss, Reidun Stensland |
| Scotland | Marjory Ferguson, Jillian Hutton, Joan Lawrence, Joan Norris, Belle Robertson, Joan Smith |
| Spain | Elena Corominas, Carmen Maestre de Pellon, Inés Maestre, Cristina Marsans, Sissy Tolnay, Emma Villacieros de García-Ogara |
| Sweden | Liv Forsell, Louise Johansson Wingård, Christina Nordström, Nailil Skoog, Ann-Katrin Svensson, Christina Westerberg |
| Switzerland | Jacqueline Stucki, Marie Christine de Werra, M. Unthard, D. Caillat, B. Zeerleher |
| Wales | Audrey Briggs, Penny Griffiths Davies, Ann Hughes Johnson, Jean Hughes, Sylvia Webster, Nancy Wright |
| West Germany | Barbara Böhm, Marion Petersen, Marietta Gütermann, Monika Müller, Katharina Trebitsch |

## Winners

Tied leaders of the opening 18-hole competition were the finalist teams from the previous championship two years earlier, host nation England and defending champions France, each with an 18-over-par score of 318. Host nation England earned first place on the tie breaking better non-counting score.
Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was Marion Petersen, Germany, with a score of 1-over-par 76, one stroke ahead of Julia Greenhalgh, England. Six players in the field broke 80. There was no official award for the lowest individual score.
Team England won the championship, earning their third title, beating defending champions France in the final 5–2. With the win, England became the first nation to win the men's and the women's European amateur team championships in the same year. England came to repeat that achievement the following year.
Team Sweden, for the second time on the podium, beat the Netherlands 5–2 in the third place match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | England* | 318 | +18 |
| T1 | France | 318 | +18 |
| 3 | Scotland | 321 | +21 |
| T4 | Spain* | 329 | +29 |
| T4 | Sweden | 329 | +29 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 330 | +30 |
| 7 | West Germany | 332 | +32 |
| 8 | Italy | 336 | +36 |
| 9 | Ireland | 340 | +40 |
| 10 | Wales | 341 | +41 |
| 11 | Denmark | 355 | +55 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 356 | +56 |
| 13 | Norway | 358 | +58 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 385 | +85 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Marion Petersen | West Germany | 76 | +1 |
| 2 | Julia Greenhalgh | England | 77 | +2 |
| 3 | Odile Garaialde | France | 78 | +3 |
| T4 | Geraldine Cochet | France | 79 | +4 |
| T4 | Mary Everard | England | 79 | +4 |
| T4 | Mickey Walker | England | 79 | +4 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| France | 5 | | |
| West Germany | 2 | | |
| West Germany | 2 | France | 4 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | | | | |
| Scotland | 3 | | | England | 5 |
| | | | | France | 2 |
| Sweden | 5 | | | France | 2 |
| Spain | 2 | | | | |
| Spain | 2 | England | 6.5 | | |
| | | Sweden | 0.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| England | 4 | Sweden | 0.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Spain | 5.5 |
| Italy | 1.5 | | |
| Italy | 1.5 | West Germany | 4 |
| | | Spain | 3 |
| West Germany | 5 | Spain | 3 |
| Scotland | 2 | | |
| Scotland | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Scotland | 6 |
| | | Italy | 1 |
| England | France |
| 5 | 2 |
| A. Irvin / M. Walker | B. Varangot / O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 20th hole |
| S. Barber / M. Everard 5 & 4 | G. Labesse / A. M. Palli |
| Dinah Oxley 1 hole | Brigitte Varangot |
| Mickey Walker | O. Semelaigne Garaïalde 1 hole |
| Mary Everard 3 & 1 | Anne Marie Palli |
| Julia Greenhalgh 6 & 5 | G. Labesse |
| S. Barber 4 & 3 | Geraldine Cochet |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| | | Ireland | 6 |
| | | Norway | 1 |
| Norway | 4 | Norway | 1 |
| Switzerland | 3 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 3 | | | Ireland | 4 |
| | | | | Wales | 3 |
| Denmark | 5 | | | Wales | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | | | | |
| Luxembourg | 2 | Wales | 5.5 | | |
| | | Denmark | 1.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | | | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | | Norway | 2 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| | | Switzerland | 6 |
| | | Luxembourg | 1 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | England |
| | France |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | West Germany |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Scotland |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Ireland |
| 10 | Wales |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Norway |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| 14 | Luxembourg |
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