# 2007 European Ladies' Team Championship

The 2007 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at Golf Club Castelconturbia in Agrate Conturbia, Italy. It was the 25th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.

## Venue

The hosting Golf Club Castelconturbia was refounded in 1984. The three nine-hole courses, situated in Agrate Conturbia, in the Italian region of Piedmont, 60 kilometres north-west of Milan, on land were golf was played 90 years earlier, was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1987.
The club had previously twice hosted the Italian Open on the European Tour, 1991 and 1998.

## 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 teams
| Country | Players |
| Austria | Stefanie Endstrasser, Cristina Gugler, Martina Hochwimmer, Nina Mühl, Sabina Pölderl, Christine Wolf |
| Belgium | Valentine Gevers, Emilie Geury, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Laurence Herman, Tamara Luccioli, Bénédicte Thoumpsin |
| England | Rachel Bell, Naomi Edwards, Jodi Ewart, Florentyna Parker, Mel Reid, Kerry Smith |
| Finland | Satu Harju, Kaisa Korhonen, Suvi Mantyniemi, Elina Nummenpää, Rosa Svahn |
| France | Caroline Afonso, Audrey De Charne, Valentine Derrey, Elena Giraud, Morgane Bazin de Jessey, Alexandra Vilatte |
| Germany | Denise Becker, Stephanie Döring, Sandra Gal, Thea Hoffmeister, Stephanie Kirchmayr |
| Ireland | Karen Delaney, Tara Delaney, Danielle McVeigh, Maura Morrin, Marian Riordan, Deirde Smith |
| Italy | Alessandra Averna, Maranna Causin, Alessandra de Poli de Luigi, Camilla Patussi, Anna Roscio, Vittoria Valvassori |
| Netherlands | Christel Boeljon, Mariet van der Graaf, Kyra van Leeuwen, Joan van de Kraats, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Chrisje de Vries |
| Norway | Tonje Daffinrud, Marita Engzelius, Lene Krog, Caroline Martens, Lene H. Mørch, Amalie Valle |
| Scotland | Rachel Livingstone, Heather McRae, Emily Ogilvy, Roseanne Niven, Michele Thomson, Jenna Wilson |
| Slovenia | Pia-Zala Jenko, Teja Kikelj, Anja Kirn, Ursa Orehek, Tjasa Prelog, Tajda Sarkanj |
| Spain | Azahara Muñoz, Carlota Ciganda, Emma Cabrera-Bello, Araseli Felgueroso, Carmen Perez-Narbon, Belén Mozo |
| Sweden | Karin Kinnerud, Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Westrup, Pernilla Lindberg, Camilla Lennarth, Sara Wikström |
| Switzerland | Serafina Gutierrez, Melanie Mätzler, Stephanie Noser, Caroline Rominger, Natalia Tanno, Nina von Siebenthal |
| Wales | Tara Davies, Jo Nicholson, Lydia Hall, Becky Harris, Sahra Hassan, Breanne Loucks |

## Winners

Defending champions Spain lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 14 under par 706, 16 strokes ahead of team Sweden on second place.
Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Emma Cabrera-Bello, Spain, and Anna Nordqvist, Sweden, each with a score of 8 under par 136
Team Spain won the championship, beating Sweden 5–2 in the final and earned their fourth title and third in a row. Team England earned third place, beating Germany 4–3 in the bronze match.

## Results

Qualification round
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
| 1 | Spain | 349-358=706 | −14 |
| 2 | Sweden | 357-365=722 | +2 |
| 3 | England | 363-370=733 | +13 |
| 4 | Germany | 359-375=734 | +14 |
| 5 | Italy | 372-370=742 | +22 |
| 6 | Belgium | 372-372=744 | +24 |
| 7 | Finland | 379-372=751 | +31 |
| T8 | Wales * | 372-380=752 | +32 |
| T8 | Scotland | 371-381=752 | +32 |
| 10 | France | 371-382=753 | +33 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 378-377=755 | +35 |
| T12 | Ireland * | 369-390=759 | +39 |
| T12 | Norway | 385-374=759 | +39 |
| T14 | Austria * | 378-382=760 | +40 |
| T14 | Netherlands | 382-378=760 | +40 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 403-391=794 | +74 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
| T1 | Emma Cabrera-Bello | Spain | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T1 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 64-72=136 | −8 |
| 3 | Carlota Ciganda | Spain | 66-72=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Elena Giraud | France | 69-71=140 | −4 |
| T4 | Azahara Muñoz | Spain | 71-69=140 | −4 |
| T6 | Rachel Bell | England | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T6 | Sandra Gal | Germany | 70-72=142 | −2 |
| T6 | Jenna Wilson | Scotland | 69-73=142 | −2 |
| T9 | Laura Gonzalez Escallon | Belgium | 72-72=144 | E |
| T9 | Sahra Hassan | Wales | 70-74=144 | E |
| T9 | Mel Reid | England | 71-73=144 | E |
| T9 | Benedicte Thompsin | Belgium | 70-74=144 | E |
Flight A
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| Sweden | 6 | | |
| Finland | 1 | | |
| Finland | 1 | Sweden | 4 |
| | | England | 3 |
| England | 6.5 | England | 3 |
| Belgium | 1.5 | | | | |
| Belgium | 1.5 | | | Spain | 5.5 |
| | | | | Sweden | 1.5 |
| Germany | 5 | | | Sweden | 1.5 |
| Italy | 2 | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | Spain | 5 | | |
| | | Germany | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Spain | 5 | Germany | 2 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| Wales | 2 | | | | |
| Wales | 2 | | | England | 4 |
| | | | | Germany | 3 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 5th place | Match for 5th place |
| Finland | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 | | |
| Belgium | 2 | Italy | 3.5 |
| | | Finland | 1.5 |
| Italy | 4.5 | Finland | 1.5 |
| Wales | 0.5 | | |
| Wales | 0.5 | Match for 7th place | Match for 7th place |
| | | Wales | 5 |
| | | Belgium | 0 |
| Spain | Sweden |
| 5.5 | 1.5 |
| C. Ciganda / A. Munoz 6 & 5 | K. Kinnerud / P. Lindberg |
| E. Cabrera / B. Mozo | A. Nordqvist / C. Westrup 3 & 1 |
| Azahara Munoz 1 hole | Anna Nordqvist |
| Belén Mozo 3 & 2 | Camilla Lennarth |
| Araceli Felgueroso 5 & 4 | Pernilla Lindberg |
| Emma Cabrera Bello AS * | Karin Kinnerud AS * |
| Carlota Ciganda 4 & 3 | Caroline Westrup |
Flight B
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Match for 9th place | Match for 9th place |
| France | 3 | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | France | 3 |
| | | Austria | 2 |
| Austria | 4 | Austria | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | | | France | 3 |
| | | | | Ireland | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | | | Ireland | 2 |
| Norway | 2 | | | | |
| Norway | 2 | Ireland | 4 | | |
| | | Scotland | 1 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Scotland | 3.5 | Scotland | 1 | Match for 11th place | Match for 11th place |
| Slovenia | 1.5 | | | | |
| Slovenia | 1.5 | | | Scotland | 3.5 |
| | | | | Austria | 1.5 |
| Elimination matches | Elimination matches | Match for 13th place | Match for 13th place |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Netherlands | 5 |
| | | Slovenia | 0 |
| Slovenia | 3.5 | Slovenia | 0 |
| Norway | 1.5 | | |
| Norway | 1.5 | Match for 15th place | Match for 15th place |
| | | Switzerland | 3 |
| | | Norway | 2 |
Final standings
| Place | Country |
| | Spain |
| | Sweden |
| | England |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Finland |
| 7 | Wales |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Ireland |
| 11 | Scotland |
| 12 | Austria |
| 13 | Netherlands |
| 14 | Slovenia |
| 15 | Switzerland |
| 16 | Norway |
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