# 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy

The 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 8–11 October at The Grange Golf Club (East and West Course) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
It was the 23rd women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a tied record 48 team entries, each with three players.
Each team played two rounds at the East Course and two rounds at the West Course in different orders, but all leading teams played the fourth round at the West Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
Sweden won the Trophy for their second title and the first wire-to-wire win seen in the championship in 18 years, beating team Spain by 12 strokes. Spain earned the silver medal while the United States team advanced, with two sub-70-scores in the last round, from fourth to third place and took the bronze medal another two strokes back.
With this championship, Sweden became the only team to have finished in the top-10 in all 23 editions of the Espirito Santo Trophy since the inaugural event in 1964.
The individual title went to 19-year-old Caroline Hedwall, Sweden, who, just as her team, lead wire-to-wire. Hedwall's score of 10-under-par, 280, was one stroke ahead of her teammate Anna Nordqvist. The third Swedish player, Pernilla Lindberg, finished 18th individually, despite none of her four rounds counted towards the team score.

## Teams

48 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.
| Country | Players |
| Argentina | Martina Gavier, Maria Olivero, Maria Victoria Villanueva |
| Australia | Julia Boland, Clare Choi, Stephanie Na |
| Austria | Stefanie Endstrasser, Martina Hochwimmer, Marina Kotnik |
| Belgium | Valentine Gevers, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Chloé Leurquin |
| Bermuda | Kim Botelho, Ebonie Burgess, Tariqah Walikraam |
| Brazil | Mariana de Biase, Patricia Carvalho, Karina Palmberg |
| Canada | Maude-Aimée LeBlanc, Kira Meixner, Stephanie Sherlock |
| Czech Republic | Veronika Holisová, Katerina Ružicková, Klára Spilková |
| Chile | Paz Echeverría, Macarena Silva, Soledad Ruiz Tagle |
| China | Li Jiayun, Xiao Yi, Luo Ying |
| Chinese Taipei | Yu-ling Hsieh, Tzu-chi Lin, Pei-ying Tsai |
| Colombia | Paola Moreno, Juliana Murcia, Mariajo Uribe |
| Cook Islands | Naomi George, Rotana Howard, Elmay Viking |
| Denmark | Malene Jørgensen, Therese Kølbæk, Charlotte Lorentzen |
| England | Elizabeth Bennett, Jodi Ewart, Rachel Jennings |
| Fiji | Sereana Phillipps, Selai Pridgeon, Kelera Watling |
| Finland | Satu Harju, Linda Henriksson, Rosa Svahn |
| France | Lucie André, Barbara Genuini, Audrey Goumard |
| Germany | Pia Halbig, Thea Hoffmeister, Caroline Masson |
| Greece | Kassandra Poole, Violetta Siozou, Chryssi Vafeiadi |
| Guatemala | Pamela Abreu, Maria Alejandra Camey, Katina Ruest |
| Hong Kong | Tiffany Chan, Demi Mak, Ginger Mak |
| Iceland | Helena Arnadottir, Tinna Johannsdottir, Eyglo Myrra Oskarsdottir |
| Ireland | Tara Delaney, Niamh Kitching, Danielle McVeigh |
| Italy | Marianna Causin, Alessia Knight, Giulia Molinaro |
| Japan | Asako Fujimoto, Mika Miyazato, Kaori Ohe |
| Latvia | Laura Jansone, Krista Puisite, Mara Puisite |
| Malaysia | Ainil Johani Bakar, Amanda Chin, Sharon Lau |
| Mexico | Diana Cantu, Alejandra Llaneza, Ana Alicia Malagon |
| Netherlands | Christel Boeljon, Marieke Nivard, Dewi Claire Schreefel |
| New Zealand | Cathryn Bristow, Dana Kim, Natasha Krishna |
| Norway | Tonje Daffinrud, Rachel Raastad, Amalie Valle |
| Philippines | Chihiro Ikeda, Lou Isabelle Manalo, Ana Tampinco |
| Portugal | Magda Carrilho, Ana Melo, Marta Vasconcelos |
| Puerto Rico | Lydia Benitez Colón, Patricia Garcia, Kyle Roig |
| Russia | Elizaveta Nikulina, Galina Rotmistrova, Anna Verchenova |
| Scotland | Krystle Caithness, Roseanne Niven, Kylie Walker |
| Singapore | Christabel Goh, Sock Hwee Koh, Stephanie Loi |
| Slovakia | Veronika Falathová, Barbora Kachlíková, Victoria Tomko |
| South Africa | Moniqué Smit, Iliska Verwey, Kim Williams |
| South Korea | Han Jung-eun, Heo Yoon-kyung, Yang Soo-jin |
| Spain | Carlota Ciganda, Belén Mozo, Azahara Muñoz |
| Sweden | Caroline Hedwall, Pernilla Lindberg, Anna Nordqvist |
| Switzerland | Anais Maggetti, Caroline Rominger, Fanny Vuignier |
| Thailand | Moriya Jutanugarn, Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, Pavarisa Yoktuan |
| Turkey | Necla Gerçek, Elcin Ulu, Selin Özgür |
| United States | Amanda Blumenherst, Tiffany Joh, Alison Walshe |
| Wales | Sahra Hassan, Breanne Loucks, Rhian Wyn Thomas |

## Results

| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| | Sweden | 137-138-147-139=561 | −19 |
| | Spain | 145-138-150-140=573 | −7 |
| | United States | 152-144-142-137=575 | −5 |
| 4 | Canada | 147-148-147-141=583 | +3 |
| 5 | Japan | 146-147-143-148=584 | +4 |
| 6 | Germany | 148-150-145-142=585 | +5 |
| 7 | England | 149-147-150-140=586 | +6 |
| T8 | Denmark | 149-149-145-144=587 | +7 |
| T8 | Netherlands | 150-142-148-147=587 | +7 |
| 10 | South Africa | 147-143-150-148=588 | +8 |
| T11 | Scotland | 147-154-146-145=592 | +12 |
| T11 | South Korea | 150-151-151-140=592 | +12 |
| 13 | Austria | 149-156-144-144=593 | +13 |
| 14 | Colombia | 151-149-146-148=594 | +14 |
| T15 | Australia | 149-149-149-148=595 | +15 |
| T15 | France | 148-150-152-145=595 | +15 |
| T17 | Argentina | 154-155-144-143=596 | +16 |
| T17 | Switzerland | 152-150-146-148=596 | +16 |
| 19 | Philippines | 156-152-143-148=599 | +19 |
| 20 | Norway | 154-146-153-148=601 | +21 |
| T21 | New Zealand | 147-153-151-152=603 | +23 |
| T21 | Thailand | 161-152-143-147=603 | +23 |
| 23 | Wales | 155-147-151-151=604 | +24 |
| 24 | Ireland | 149-154-153-150=606 | +26 |
| T25 | Belgium | 162-145-149-151=607 | +27 |
| T25 | Brazil | 149-146-161-151=607 | +27 |
| T25 | Finland | 160-148-151-148=607 | +27 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 155-153-159-141=608 | +28 |
| 29 | Latvia | 154-154-153-149=610 | +30 |
| T30 | Italy | 151-156-149-155=611 | +31 |
| T30 | Mexico | 152-151-157-151=611 | +31 |
| 32 | Chinese Taipei | 151-156-154-151=612 | +32 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | 155-156-151-152=614 | +34 |
| 34 | Chile | 152-160-155-148=615 | +35 |
| 35 | China | 156-162-152-150=620 | +40 |
| 36 | Russia | 153-158-165-146=622 | +42 |
| 37 | Malaysia | 158-159-154-152=623 | +43 |
| 38 | Portugal | 155-161-155-154=625 | +45 |
| 39 | Guatemala | 159-159-156-155=629 | +49 |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 165-155-155-156=631 | +51 |
| 41 | Iceland | 163-156-157-161=637 | +57 |
| 42 | Singapore | 159-166-160-155=640 | +60 |
| 43 | Bermuda | 171-158-158-154=641 | +61 |
| 44 | Turkey | 162-173-153-158=646 | +66 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 163-157-163-168=651 | +71 |
| 46 | Cook Islands | 159-167-164-165=655 | +75 |
| 47 | Greece | 170-168-170-163=671 | +91 |
| 48 | Fiji | 185-190-175-180=730 | +150 |
Source:

## Individual leaders

There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 67-70-73-70=280 | −10 |
| 2 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 70-68-74-69=281 | −9 |
| 3 | Azahara Muñoz | Spain | 71-72-74-70=287 | −3 |
| 4 | Maude-Aimée LeBlanc | Canada | 73-75-71-69=288 | −2 |
| 5 | Christel Boeljon | Netherlands | 77-68-70-74=289 | −1 |
| T6 | Krystle Caithness | Scotland | 71-73-71-75=290 | E |
| T6 | Jodi Ewart | England | 73-72-75-70=290 | E |
| T6 | Caroline Masson | Germany | 75-74-71-70=290 | E |
| T6 | Mariajo Uribe | Colombia | 73-73-72-72=290 | E |
| T6 | Alison Walshe | United States | 78-73-69-70=290 | E |