2010 European Ladies' Team Championship

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.[1]

The championship course was set up with par 73.

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.

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

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.

Qualification round

Team standings 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  Austria 383-377=760 10   Switzerland 376-385=761 +31 11  Norway 379-385=764 +34 12  Belgium 381-388=769 +39 T13  Wales * 391=381=772 +42  Ireland 387-385=772 T15  Finland * 386-389=775 +45  Italy 387-388=775 17  Iceland 402-401=803 +73 * 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 T1 Camilla Lennarth  Sweden 71-69=140 −6 Mireia Prat  Spain 71-69 =140 T3 Carlota Ciganda  Spain 70-71=141 −5 Caroline Hedwall  Sweden 74-67=141 5 Therese Kølbæk  Denmark 71-72=143 −3 6 Stephanie Kirchmaier  Germany 75-69=144 −2 T7 Rachel Jennings  England 72-73=145 −1 Marta Silva  Spain 74-71=145 Fanny Vuigner   Switzerland 69-76=145 T10 Nathalie Månsson  Sweden 73-73=146 E Bénédicte Thoumpsin  Belgium 73-73=146 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Sweden 4.5        France 2.5    Sweden 5.5        Germany 1.5    Germany 5        Denmark 2    Sweden 4        Spain 3    Scotland 4        England 3    Spain 4.5        Scotland 2.5 Bronze match    Spain 4        Netherlands 3    Scotland 4.5      Germany 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        France 3        Denmark 2    France 4.5        England 0.5    England 3.5      Netherlands 1.5   Match for 7th place            Denmark 4      Netherlands 1

Final games  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

Flight B Bracket   Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                      Wales 4        Austria 1    Wales 3.5        Belgium 1.5    Wales 3         Switzerland 2    Norway 3        Ireland 2     Switzerland 3      Norway 2 Match for 11th place            Norway 4      Austria 1     Round 1 Match for 13th place                              Belgium 4.5      Ireland 1.5

Flight C Team matches   Round 1 Round 2                        Italy 3        Iceland 2    Iceland 3      Finland 2         Round 3            Finland 3      Italy 2 Team standings 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

Sources:[2][3]

• 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 Ladies Amateur Championship – European amateur individual golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.

• European Golf Association: Results