# 1999 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 1999 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at Golf de Saint Germain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. It was the 21st women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The course, situated 25 kilometres west of the city center of Paris, France, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1922.
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, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.
The three teams placed 15–17 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

17 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
| Denmark | Helle Gram, Karen Margrethe Juul, Anne Larsson, Amanda Mooltke-Leth, Rikke Rasmussen, Carina Vagner |
| England | Kim Andrew, Fiona Brown, Emma Duggleby, Kirsty Fisher, Rebecca Hudson, Kerry Smith |
| Finland | Nina Isaksson, Minna Kaarnalahti, Pia Koivuranta, Hanna-Riikka Kuitunen, Niina Laitinen, Ursula Tuutti |
| France | Maïtena Alsuguren, Stéphanie Arricau, Virginie Auffret, Karine Icher, Marine Monnet, Gwladys Nocera |
| Germany | Martina Eberl, Miriam Hiller, Andrea Lanz, Miriam Nagl, Verena Scholz, Nicole Stillig |
| Ireland | Alison Coffey, Claire Coughlan, Emma Dickson, Suzanne O'Brien, Eileen Rose McDaid Power, Oonagh Purfield |
| Italy | Isabelle Calogero, Monica Cosenza, Barbara Paruscio, Federica Piovano, Sofia Sandolo, Giulia Sergas |
| Netherlands | Annemieke Goederen, Joan van der Kraats, Marcella Neggers, Nienke Nijenhuis, Kim van Tienhoven, Marieke Zelsman |
| Norway | Line Berg, Monica Gundersrud, Camilla G. Hilland, Cathrine Norderhaug, Suzanne Pettersen, Marianne Ruud |
| Scotland | Anne Laing, Laura Moffat, Hilary Monoghan, Lesley Nicholson, Alison Rose, Jayne Smith |
| Spain | Maria Beautell, Macarena Campomanes, Nuria Clau, Itziar Elguezabal, Tania Elósegui, Marta Prieto |
| Sweden | Susanna Berglund, Maria Bodén, Kristina Engström, Anna Jonsson, Jessica Lindbergh, Helena Svensson |
| Switzerland | Barbara Albisetti, Nora Angehrrn, Tanja Arnold, Niloufar Azam, Alexandra Gasser, Sheila Lee |
| Wales | Becky Brewerton, Louise Davis, Natalie Evans, Becky Morgan, Elenor Pilgrim, Vicki Thomas |
Other participating teams
* Country
* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic

## Winners

Host nation France lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 4 under par 716, 20 strokes ahead of team England.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Maïtena Alsuguren, France, with a score of 5 under par 139, one stroke ahead of Maria Bodén, Sweden.
Team France won the championship, beating England 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their sixth title. Team Germany earned third place, beating Netherlands 5–2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | France | 362-354=716 | −4 |
| 2 | England | 372-364=736 | +16 |
| 3 | Italy | 371-366=737 | +17 |
| T4 | Sweden * | 382-365=747 | +27 |
| T4 | Germany | 373-374=747 | +27 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 376-375=751 | +31 |
| 7 | Spain | 379-373=752 | +32 |
| 8 | Ireland | 384-370=754 | +34 |
| 9 | Wales | 380-378=758 | +38 |
| 10 | Denmark | 387-381=768 | +48 |
| T11 | Scotland * | 387-383=770 | +50 |
| T11 | Switzerland | 389-381=770 | +50 |
| T13 | Norway * | 388-386=774 | +54 |
| T13 | Finland | 392-382=774 | +54 |
| 15 | Austria | 393-394=777 | +57 |
| 16 | Belgium | 406-394=800 | +80 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 405-420=825 | +105 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Maïtena Alsuguren | France | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| 2 | Maria Bodén | Sweden | 72-68=140 | −4 |
| T3 | Marine Monnet | France | 74-68=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Becky Morgan | Wales | 70-72=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Miriam Nagl | Germany | 73-70=143 | −1 |
| T5 | Federica Piovano | Italy | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Helena Svensson | Sweden | 73-72=145 | +1 |
| T7 | Gwladys Nocera | France | 72-73=145 | +1 |
| T9 | Virginie Auffret | France | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Karine Icher | France | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Suzanne O'Brien | Ireland | 74-72=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Giulia Sergas | Italy | 70-76=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Kerry Smith | England | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| T9 | Barbara Paruscio | Italy | 74-72=146 | +2 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| England | 4 | | |
| Spain | 3 | | |
| Spain | 3 | England | 4 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | | | | |
| Italy | 3 | | | France | 4.5 |
| | | | | England | 2.5 |
| Germany | 5 | | | England | 2.5 |
| Sweden | 2 | | | | |
| Sweden | 2 | France | 5 | | |
| | | Germany | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| France | 4 | Germany | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Ireland | 3 | | | | |
| Ireland | 3 | | | Germany | 5 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 2 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Sweden | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | | |
| Ireland | 3 | Sweden | 4 |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 4 | Italy | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | | |
| Spain | 3 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Spain | 6 |
| | | Ireland | 1 |
| France | England |
| 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Alsuguren / Monnet 2 & 1 | Andrew / Brown |
| Arricau / Icher 3 & 2 | Duggleby / Hudson |
| Marine Monnet 6 & 5 | Fiona Brown |
| Stéphanie Arricau AS * | Rebecca Hudson AS * |
| Virgine Auffret 3 & 2 | Kirsty Fisher |
| Karine Icher | Emma Duggleby 16th hole ** |
| Maitena Alsuguren | Kim Andrew 16th hole ** |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| | | Finland | 3 |
| | | Denmark | 2 |
| Finland | 3 | Denmark | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 | | | | |
| Scotland | 2 | | | Switzerland | 3 |
| | | | | Finland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | | | Finland | 2 |
| Norway | 2 | | | | |
| Norway | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | | |
| | | Wales | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | | | Wales | 3 |
| | | | | Denmark | 2 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| | | Scotland | 3 |
| | | Norway | 2 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| | | Austria | 5 |
| | | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Belgium | 3 | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | Austria | 4 |
| | | Belgium | 1 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | France |
| | England |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Ireland |
| 9 | Switzerland |
| 10 | Finland |
| 11 | Wales |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | Scotland |
| 14 | Norway |
| 15 | Austria |
| 16 | Belgium |
| 17 | Czech Republic |
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