# 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 8–12 July at Stenungsund Golf Club in Stenungsund, Sweden. It was the 26th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting Stenungsund Golf Club was founded in 1989. The 18-hole course, with the character of a links course with large undulated greens, situated in Spekeröd, Stenungsund Municipality, 2 kilometres from the sea and 35 kilometres north of Gothenburg, Sweden, was designed by Peter Nordwall. The second nine holes opened in 1990.
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. 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.

## Teams

16 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Stefanie Endstrasser, Cristina Gugler, Martina Hochwimmer, Marina Kotnik, Nina Mühl, Christine Wolf |
| Belgium | Valentine Gevers, Emilie Geury, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Chloé Leurquin, Tamara Luccioli, Manon Vanmol |
| Denmark | Monica Christiansen, Malene Jørgensen, Therese Kølbæk, Line Vedel Hansen, Trine Mortensen, Maja S. Nielsen |
| England | Elizabeth Bennett, Naomi Edwards, Jodi Ewart, Rachel Jennings, Florentyna Parker, Kerry Smith |
| Finland | Satu Harju, Linda Henriksson, Elina Ikävalko, Annika Korkeila, Elina Nummenpää, Rosa Svahn |
| France | Lucie Andre, Isabelle Boineau, Valentine Derrey, Barbara Genuini, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Joanna Klatten |
| Germany | Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Nina Holleder, Lara Katzy, Stephanie Kirchmayr, Caroline Masson |
| Ireland | Dawn Marie Conaty, Tara Delaney, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeigh, Maura Morrin, Gillian O'Leary, |
| Italy | Alessandra Averna, Maranna Causin, Alessandra de Poli de Luigi, Camilla Patussi, Anna Roscio, Valeria Tandrini |
| Netherlands | Christel Boeljon, Myrte Eikenaar, Kyra Van Leeuwen, Marieke Nivard, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Chrisje de Vries |
| Norway | Karinn Dickinson, Marita Engzelius, Cesilie Hagen, Lene H. Mørch, Rachel Raastad, Amalie Valle |
| Scotland | Krystle Caithness, Louise Kenney, Laura Murray, Pamela Pretswell, Michele Thomson, Kylie Walker |
| Spain | Carlota Ciganda, María Hernández, Belén Mozo, Azahara Muñoz, Ane Urchegui, Adriana Zwanck |
| Sweden | Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Hedwall, Jacqueline Hedwall, Caroline Westrup, Pernilla Lindberg, Camilla Lennarth |
| Switzerland | Niloufar Aazam, Nadine Grüter, Melanie Mätzler, Caroline Rominger, Fabia Rothenfluh, Natalia Tanno |
| Wales | Stephanie Evans, Sahra Hassan, Hannah Jenkins, Breanne Loucks, Kirsty O'Connor, Rhian Wyn Thomas |

## Winners

Team England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 14 under par 706, three strokes ahead of defending champions team Spain.
Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Jodi Ewart, England, with a score of 9 under par 135, four strokes ahead of four players on tied second place.
Host nation Sweden won the championship, beating team Netherlands 5–2 in the final and earned their fifth title. For the first time in the history of the championship, a pair of twins was part of the winning team, as 19-years-old Caroline and Jacqueline Hedwall played for team Sweden. So did also future professional major winners Pernilla Lindberg and Anna Nordqvist.
Team Spain earned third place, beating England 6–1 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | England | 354-352=706 | −14 |
| 2 | Spain | 353-356=709 | −11 |
| T3 | Sweden * | 363-354=717 | −3 |
| T3 | Netherlands | 365-352=717 | −3 |
| T5 | Austria * | 362-365=727 | +7 |
| T5 | France * | 370-357=727 | +7 |
| T5 | Scotland | 376-351=727 | +7 |
| 8 | Denmark | 362-369=731 | +11 |
| 9 | Wales | 377-359=736 | +16 |
| 10 | Germany | 369-370=739 | +19 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 377-369=746 | +26 |
| 12 | Belgium | 379-368=747 | +27 |
| 13 | Norway | 383-365=748 | +28 |
| 14 | Ireland | 379-370=749 | +29 |
| 15 | Italy | 384-372=756 | +36 |
| 16 | Finland | 382-380=762 | +42 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jodi Ewart | England | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Christel Boeljon | Netherlands | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Breanne Loucks | Wales | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| T2 | Adriana Zwanck | Spain | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Naomi Edwards | England | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Rachel Jennings | England | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Therese Kølbæk | Denmark | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Azahara Muñoz | Spain | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Marieke Nivard | Netherlands | 70-70= 140 | −4 |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Spain | 5.5 | | |
| Scotland | 1.5 | | |
| Scotland | 1.5 | Sweden | 4 |
| | | Spain | 3 |
| Sweden | 6 | Spain | 3 |
| France | 1 | | | | |
| France | 1 | | | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 6 | | | Netherlands | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | | | | |
| Austria | 1 | Netherlands | 4 | | |
| | | England | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| England | 6.5 | England | 3 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Denmark | 0.5 | | | | |
| Denmark | 0.5 | | | Spain | 6 |
| | | | | England | 1 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| France | 3 |
| Scotland | 2 | | |
| Scotland | 2 | Denmark | 4 |
| | | France | 1 |
| Denmark | 3 | France | 1 |
| Austria | 2 | | |
| Austria | 2 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Scotland | 4 |
| | | Austria | 1 |
| Sweden | Netherlands |
| 5 | 2 |
| P. Lindberg / C. Hedwall 5 & 4 | C.Boeljon / D.C. Schreefel |
| A. Nordqvist / C. Westrup 6 & 4 | M. Nivard / K. Van Leeuwen |
| Caroline Hedwall 5 & 4 | Christel Boeljon |
| Pernilla Lindberg | Chrisje De Vries 2 & 1 |
| Camilla Lennarth 4 & 2 | Kyra Van Leeuwen |
| Caroline Westrup AS * | Dewi Claire Schreefel AS * |
| Anna Nordqvist AS * | Marieke Nivard AS * |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| Germany | 4 | | |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| Italy | 1 | Germany | 4.5 |
| | | Switzerland | 0.5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 0.5 |
| Ireland | 2 | | | | |
| Ireland | 2 | | | Germany | 4 |
| | | | | Norway | 1 |
| Norway | 3 | | | Norway | 1 |
| Belgium | 2 | | | | |
| Belgium | 2 | Norway | 4 | | |
| | | Wales | 1 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Wales | 4 | Wales | 1 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Finland | 1 | | | | |
| Finland | 1 | | | Wales | 4 |
| | | | | Switzerland | 1 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Italy | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 | | |
| Ireland | 2 | Italy | 3 |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 3.5 | Belgium | 2 |
| Finland | 1.5 | | |
| Finland | 1.5 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Ireland | 3 |
| | | Finland | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Sweden |
| | Netherlands |
| | Spain |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Scotland |
| 8 | Austria |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Norway |
| 11 | Wales |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | Belgium |
| 15 | Ireland |
| 16 | Finland |
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