1999 European Ladies' Team Championship

The course, situated 25 kilometres west of the city center of Paris, France, was designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1922.[1]

The championship course was set up with par 72.

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.

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

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.

Qualification round

Team standings 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  Germany 373-374=747 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   Switzerland 389-381=770 T13  Norway * 388-386=774 +54  Finland 392-382=774 15  Austria 393-394=777 +57 16  Belgium 406-394=800 +80 17  Czech Republic 405-420=825 +105 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better total non-counting scores.

Individual leaders 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 Becky Morgan  Wales 70-72=142 T5 Miriam Nagl  Germany 73-70=143 −1 Federica Piovano  Italy 72-71=143 T7 Helena Svensson  Sweden 73-72=145 +1 Gwladys Nocera  France 72-73=145 T9 Virginie Auffret  France 73-73=146 +2 Karine Icher  France 73-73=146 Suzanne O'Brien  Ireland 74-72=146 Giulia Sergas  Italy 70-76=146 Kerry Smith  England 73-73=146 Barbara Paruscio  Italy 74-72=146 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                England 4        Spain 3    England 4        Netherlands 3    Netherlands 4        Italy 3    France 4.5        England 2.5    Germany 5        Sweden 2    France 5        Germany 2 Bronze match    France 4        Ireland 3    Germany 5      Netherlands 2     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Sweden 4        Ireland 3    Sweden 4        Italy 3    Italy 4      Spain 3   Match for 7th place            Spain 6      Ireland 1

Final games  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 ** * Note: Game all square after 18 holes declared halved, since team match already decided. ** Note: English player declared winner after 16th hole, since team match already decided.

Flight B Bracket   Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                      Finland 3        Denmark 2    Finland 3        Scotland 2     Switzerland 3        Finland 2     Switzerland 3        Norway 2     Switzerland 3      Wales 2 Match for 11th place            Wales 3      Denmark 2     Round 1 Match for 13th place                              Scotland 3      Norway 2

Flight C Team matches   Round 1 Round 2                              Austria 5        Czech Republic 0    Belgium 3      Czech Republic 2   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

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

• Espirito Santo Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organized by the International Golf Federation.
• European Amateur Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association.

• European Golf Association: Results