# 2010 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2010 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at La Manga Club in Cartagena, Spain. It was the 28th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting La Manga Club, located with three golf courses in the south-eastern region of Spain, Murcia, south of La Manga, and bordered by the Mar Menor and Calblanque Regional Park, was opened in 1972. The South Course was designed by golf architect Robert Dean Putman in 1971 and remodeled in 2005 by Arnold Palmer.
The championship course was set up with par 73.

## 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 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 teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Stefanie Endstrasser, Marina Kotnik, Nina Mühl, Christine Wolf, Claudia Wolf, Fanny Wolte |
| Belgium | Fanny Cnops, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Laurence Herman, Chloé Leurquin, Manon De Roey, Bénédicte Thoumpsin |
| Denmark | Line Vedel Hansen, Charlotte Kring Lorentzen, Therese Kølbæk, Cathrine Orloff Madsen, Sara Monberg, Jinjira S. Rasmussen |
| England | Hanah Barwood, Hannah Burke, Holly Clyburn, Hayley Davis, Charlie Douglas, Rachel Jennings |
| Finland | Linda Henriksson, Elina Nummenpää, Sanna Nuutinen, Annika Nykänen, Noora Tamminen, Minna Vuorenpää |
| France | Lucie André, Valentine Derrey, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Inés Lescudier, Marion Ricordeau, Audrey Riguelle |
| Germany | Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Nina Holleder, Lara Katzy, Stephanie Kirchmaier, Valerie Sternebeck |
| Iceland | Signy Arnorsdottir, Tinna Johannsdottir, Valdís Þóra Jónsdóttir, Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, Ragna Olafsdottir, Nina Björk Geirsdottir |
| Ireland | Victoria Bradshaw, Mary Dowling, Danielle McVeigh, Gillian O'Leary, Sinead O'Sullivan, Charlene Reid |
| Italy | Alessandra Averna, Alessandra Braida, Annagiulia Martinis, Giulia Molinaro, Anna Roscio, Valeria Tandrin |
| Netherlands | Myrte Eikenaar, Caroline Karsten, Kyra Van Leeuwen, Marieke Nivard, Charlotte Puts, Chrisje de Vries, Karlijn Zaanen |
| Norway | Tonje Daffinrud, Marita Engzelius, Lene Hafsten-Morch, Solveig Helgesen, Rachel Raastad, Stina Resen |
| Scotland | Megan Briggs, Louise Kenney, Kelsey MacDonald, Laura Murray, Pamela Pretswell, Jane Turner |
| Spain | Carlota Ciganda, Elia Folch, Mireia Prat, Marta Silva, Ane Urchegui, Adriana Zwanck |
| Sweden | Caroline Hedwall, Jacqueline Hedwall, Camilla Lennarth, Louise Larsson, Nathalie Månsson, Amanda Sträng |
| Switzerland | Sheila Got-Lee, Anais Maggetti, Melanie Mätzler, Sherlyn Popelka, Fabia Rothenfluh, Fanny Vuignier |
| Wales | Amy Boulden, Sam Birks, Gemma Bradbury, Tara Davies, Becky Harries, Kath O'Connor |

## Winners

Team Sweden lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of even par 730, one stroke ahead of host nation Spain.
Individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Camilla Lennarth, Sweden and Mireia Prat, Spain, each with a score of 6 under par 140, one stroke ahead of Carlota Ciganda, Spain and Caroline Hedwall, Sweden.
Team Sweden won the championship, beating Spain 4–3 in the final and earned their sixth title.
Team Scotland earned third place, beating defending champions Germany 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Sweden | 361-369=730 | E |
| 2 | Spain | 368-363=731 | +1 |
| 3 | England | 364-377=741 | +11 |
| 4 | Denmark | 369-381=750 | +20 |
| 5 | Germany | 381-375=756 | +26 |
| 6 | Scotland | 379-378=757 | +27 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 381-378=759 | +29 |
| T8 | France * | 377-383=760 | +30 |
| T8 | Austria | 383-377=760 | +30 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 376-385=761 | +31 |
| 11 | Norway | 379-385=764 | +34 |
| 12 | Belgium | 381-388=769 | +39 |
| T13 | Wales * | 391=381=772 | +42 |
| T13 | Ireland | 387-385=772 | +42 |
| T15 | Finland * | 386-389=775 | +45 |
| T15 | Italy | 387-388=775 | +45 |
| 17 | Iceland | 402-401=803 | +73 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Camilla Lennarth | Sweden | 71-69=140 | −6 |
| T1 | Mireia Prat | Spain | 71-69 =140 | −6 |
| T3 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 70-71=141 | −5 |
| T3 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 74-67=141 | −5 |
| 5 | Therese Kølbæk | Denmark | 71-72=143 | −3 |
| 6 | Stephanie Kirchmaier | Germany | 75-69=144 | −2 |
| T7 | Rachel Jennings | England | 72-73=145 | −1 |
| T7 | Marta Silva | Spain | 74-71=145 | −1 |
| T7 | Fanny Vuigner | Switzerland | 69-76=145 | −1 |
| T10 | Nathalie Månsson | Sweden | 73-73=146 | E |
| T10 | Bénédicte Thoumpsin | Belgium | 73-73=146 | E |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Sweden | 4.5 | | |
| France | 2.5 | | |
| France | 2.5 | Sweden | 5.5 |
| | | Germany | 1.5 |
| Germany | 5 | Germany | 1.5 |
| Denmark | 2 | | | | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | Sweden | 4 |
| | | | | Spain | 3 |
| Scotland | 4 | | | Spain | 3 |
| England | 3 | | | | |
| England | 3 | Spain | 4.5 | | |
| | | Scotland | 2.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Spain | 4 | Scotland | 2.5 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | Scotland | 4.5 |
| | | | | Germany | 2.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| France | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 | | |
| Denmark | 2 | France | 4.5 |
| | | England | 0.5 |
| England | 3.5 | England | 0.5 |
| Netherlands | 1.5 | | |
| Netherlands | 1.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Denmark | 4 |
| | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Sweden | Spain |
| 4 | 3 |
| Sträng / Månsson | Ciganda / Silva 7 & 5 |
| Lennarth / C. Hedwall 6 & 4 | Folch / Prat |
| Jacqueline Hedwall | Carlota Ciganda 4 & 3 |
| Caroline Hedwall | Marta Silva 19th hole |
| Camilla Lennarth 19th hole | Mireia Prat |
| Louise Larsson 5 & 3 | Elia Folch |
| Nathalie Månsson 19th hole | Ane Urchegui |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| | | Wales | 4 |
| | | Austria | 1 |
| Wales | 3.5 | Austria | 1 |
| Belgium | 1.5 | | | | |
| Belgium | 1.5 | | | Wales | 3 |
| | | | | Switzerland | 2 |
| Norway | 3 | | | Switzerland | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | | |
| | | Norway | 2 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| | | | | Norway | 4 |
| | | | | Austria | 1 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| | | Belgium | 4.5 |
| | | Ireland | 1.5 |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Iceland | 2 | | |
| Iceland | 2 | Iceland | 3 |
| | | Finland | 2 |
| | | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| | | Finland | 3 |
| | | Italy | 2 |
| Country | Place | W | T | L | Game points | Match points! | Won holes |
| Finland | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 | 22 |
| Italy | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 | 19 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5–5 | 1 | 14 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Sweden |
| | Spain |
| | Scotland |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Netherlands |
| 9 | Wales |
| 10 | Switzerland |
| 11 | Norway |
| 12 | Austria |
| 13 | Belgium |
| 14 | Ireland |
| 15 | Finland |
| 16 | Italy |
| 17 | Iceland |
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