# 2021 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2021 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at Royal County Down Golf Club, in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom It was the 38th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting course, one of the oldest on the island of Ireland, originally designed by Old Tom Morris and located in naturally links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve, stretching along the shores of Dundrum Bay, was established in 1889.
The course had previously hosted several editions of the Irish Open, the Senior British Open Championship, The Amateur Championship and the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and the 1968 Curtis Cup and the 2007 Walker Cup.
The championship course was set up with par 73 over 7,011 yards.

## 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 leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Chantal Düringer, Johanna Ebner, Isabella Holpfer, Amelie Svejda, Katharina Zeiling, Lea Zeitler |
| Czech Republic | Kristýna Frýdlová, Sára Kousková, Tereza Koželuhová, Tereza Melecká, Jana Melichová, Hana Ryšková |
| Denmark | Cecilie Finne Ipsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard, Smilla Tarning Sønderby |
| England | Lianna Bailey, Rosie Belsham, Annabell Fuller, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Emily Toy |
| France | Justine Fournand, Agathe Laisné, Lois Lau, Charlotte Liautier, Lucie Malchirand, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Chloe Salort |
| Germany | Alexandra Försterling, Chiara Horder, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Helen Tamy Kreuzer, Sophie Witt |
| Iceland | Andrea Bergsdóttir, Hulda Clara Gestsdóttir, Heiðrún Anna Hlynsdóttir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir, Andrea Ýr Ásmundsdóttir |
| Ireland | Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donagan, Anna Foster, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson |
| Italy | Emilie Alba Paltrinieri, Clara Manzalini, Carolina Melgrati, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanussi |
| Scotland | Hannah Darling, Louise Duncan, Chloe Goadby, Hazel MacGarvie, Lorna McClymont, Shannon McWilliam |
| Spain | Carla Bernat Escuder, Elena Hualde, Carolina López-Chacarra, Ana Peláez, Carla Tejedo, Maria Villanueva |
| Sweden | Linn Grant, Andrea Grimberg Lignell, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin |
| Switzerland | Vanessa Knecht, Ginnie Lee, Elena Moosmann, Caroline Sturdza, Chiara Tamburlini, Klara Wildhaber |
Other participating teams
* Country
* Belgium
* Finland
* Netherlands
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Wales

## Winners

Team Scotland, who never had won the championship, lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with an 8 over par score of 738, ten strokes ahead of home team Ireland, combined from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Defending champions Sweden, searching their fourth win in a row, and the Czech Republic, was another stroke back.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Hannah Darling, Scotland, with a score of 9 under par 137, three strokes ahead of Jana Melichova, Czech Republic.
Team England won the championship, beating defending champions Sweden 5–2 in the final and earned their eleventh title. With the win, England became the nation with most win in the history of the championship, one more than Sweden.
Team Italy earned third place, beating Scotland 51⁄2–11⁄2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Scotland | 374-364=738 | +8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 379-369=748 | +18 |
| T3 | Sweden * | 378-371=749 | +19 |
| T3 | Czech Republic | 366-383=749 | +19 |
| 5 | England | 375-375=750 | +20 |
| 6 | Denmark | 375-376=751 | +21 |
| 7 | Italy | 384-373=757 | +27 |
| 8 | Spain | 383-376=759 | +29 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 385-378=763 | +33 |
| 10 | France | 385-379=764 | +34 |
| T11 | Germany * | 388-377=765 | +35 |
| T11 | Finland | 380-385=765 | +35 |
| 13 | Iceland | 393-391=784 | +54 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 403-388=791 | +61 |
| 15 | Slovakia | 395-399=794 | +64 |
| 16 | Austria | 393-403=796 | +66 |
| 17 | Belgium | 400-397=797 | +67 |
| 18 | Wales | 405-396=801 | +71 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 401-416=817 | +87 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Hannah Darling | Scotland | 68-69=137 | −9 |
| 2 | Jana Melichová | Czech Republic | 72-68=140 | −6 |
| 3 | Elena Moosmann | Switzerland | 71-71=142 | −4 |
| 4 | Amalie Leth-Nissen | Denmark | 70-74=144 | −2 |
| 5 | Aine Donegan | Ireland | 71-74=145 | −1 |
| 5 | Linn Grant | Sweden | 71-74=145 | −1 |
| T7 | Karen Fredgaard | Denmark | 75-71=146 | E |
| T7 | Carolina López-Chacarra | Spain | 71-75=146 | E |
| T7 | Hazel MacGarvie | Scotland | 74-72=146 | E |
| T10 | Caley McGinty | England | 71-76=147 | +1 |
| T10 | Sophie Witt | Germany | 75-72=147 | +1 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Scotland | 4 | | |
| Spain | 3 | | |
| Spain | 3 | England | 4 |
| | | Scotland | 3 |
| England | 5 | Scotland | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | England | 5 |
| | | | | Sweden | 2 |
| Sweden | 4 | | | Sweden | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | | | | |
| Denmark | 3 | Sweden | 5 | | |
| | | Italy | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Italy | 4.5 | Italy | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Ireland | 2.5 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2.5 | | | Italy | 5.5 |
| | | | | Scotland | 1.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Czech Republic | 3.5 |
| Spain | 1.5 | | |
| Spain | 1.5 | Denmark | 3 |
| | | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Denmark | 3 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | | |
| Ireland | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Spain | 3 |
| | | Ireland | 2 |
| England | Sweden |
| 5 | 2 |
| E. Toy / C. McGinty 2 & 1 | B. Wallin / S. Kjellker |
| A. Fuller / C. Heath | L. Grant / M. Stark 5 & 4 |
| Emily Toy AS * | Andrea Grimberg Lignell AS * |
| Annabell Fuller 2 & 1 | Ingrid Lindblad |
| Caley McGinty 6 & 5 | Beatrice Wallin |
| Charlotte Heath 2 & 1 | Maja Stark |
| Rosie Belsham AS * | Linn Grant AS * |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Switzerland | 5 | | |
| Austria | 0 | | |
| Austria | 0 | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | Iceland | 1 |
| Iceland | 3 | Iceland | 1 |
| Finland | 2 | | | | |
| Finland | 2 | | | France | 3.5 |
| | | | | Switzerland | 1.5 |
| Germany | 4 | | | Switzerland | 1.5 |
| Netherlands | 1 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 1 | France | 3.5 | | |
| | | Germany | 1.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| France | 4 | Germany | 1.5 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Slovakia | 1 | | | | |
| Slovakia | 1 | | | Germany | 3.5 |
| | | | | Iceland | 1.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Finland | 5 |
| Austria | 0 | | |
| Austria | 0 | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | Finland | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | Finland | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 | | |
| Slovakia | 2 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | Austria | 1 |
Flight C
Team matches
| 1 | Belgium | Slovenia | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Slovenia | Wales | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Wales | Belgium | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Team standings
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Points |
| Wales * | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 |
| Slovenia * | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 |
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was first determined by the better total number of won games and second by the better total won holes advantage.
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | England |
| | Sweden |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Ireland |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Switzerland |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Iceland |
| 13 | Slovakia |
| 14 | Finland |
| 15 | Netherlands |
| 16 | Austria |
| 17 | Wales |
| 18 | Slovenia |
| 19 | Belgium |
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