The 1983 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 22–26 June at the Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Lasne, Belgium. It was the 13th women's golf amateur European Ladies' Team Championship.
The hosting club was founded in 1923 by Rodolphe Seeldrayers. The course was designed by architect Frederick William Hawtree and established in 1961 in Ohain, Lasne, in the region of Wallon Brabant, close to the historic Waterloo battlefield, 20 kilometres south-east of the city center of Brussels, Belgium.[1]
The championship course was set up with par 73.
Formatedit
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 four teams placed 9–12 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B and the four teams placed 13–16 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.
Teamsedit
A record number of 16 nation teams contested the event. Finland and Iceland took part for the first time. Each team consisted of six players.
West Germany and Spain tied the lead at the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 34 over par 764, with West Germany winning by the tie-breaking better total non-counting scores.
Tied individual leaders in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Claire Hourihane, Ireland, and 17-year-old Liselotte Neumann, Sweden, each with a score of 1-over-par 147, one stroke ahead of Gillian Stewart, Scotland. Hourihane scored a new course record of 4 under par 69 in the first round.
Ireland, a combined team from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, won the gold, earning their second title in the last three championships, beating team England in the final 51⁄2–11⁄2. Defending champions Sweden earned third place, beating West Germany 5–2 in the bronze match.
^"Our courses, Our club". Royal Waterloo Golf Club. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Hennessy, John (22 June 1983). "Scots head home nations into battle at Waterloo". The Times (London, England). p. 21.
^Nordlund, Anders (August 1983). "Drömmar om silver och guld slutade med brons" [Dreams about silver and gold ended with bronz]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. pp. 30–32. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 193. ISBN91-86818007. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ [Teams, European Team Championships] (PDF) (in German). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^"Spain held a one-stroke lead". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"West Germany joined Spain". The Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1983. p. 27. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Ireland also took the Women's European team title". The Glasgow Herald. 27 June 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^Hennessy, John (23 June 1983). "England are one stroke behind". The Times (London, England). p. 26.
^Hennessy, John (27 June 1983). "Irish women mop up". The Times (London, England). p. 21.
External linksedit
European Golf Association: Results
March 16, 2024
1983, european, ladies, team, championship, took, place, june, royal, waterloo, golf, club, lasne, belgium, 13th, women, golf, amateur, european, ladies, team, championship, tournament, informationdates22, june, 1983locationlasne, walloon, brabant, belgium50, . The 1983 European Ladies Team Championship took place 22 26 June at the Royal Waterloo Golf Club in Lasne Belgium It was the 13th women s golf amateur European Ladies Team Championship 1983 European Ladies Team ChampionshipTournament informationDates22 26 June 1983LocationLasne Walloon Brabant Belgium50 41 20 N 04 27 00 E 50 68889 N 4 45000 E 50 68889 4 45000Course s Royal Waterloo Golf ClubOrganized byEuropean Golf AssociationFormat36 holes stroke playKnock out match playStatisticsPar73Length6 296 yards 5 757 m Field16 teams96 playersChampion IrelandClaire Hourihane Eavan Higgins Mary McKenna Maureen Madill Carol Wickham Philomena WickhamQualification round 770 40 Final match 51 2 11 2Location MapRoyal Waterloo GCLocation in EuropeShow map of EuropeRoyal Waterloo GCLocation in BelgiumShow map of Belgium 19811985 Contents 1 Venue 2 Format 3 Teams 4 Winners 5 Results 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksVenue editThe hosting club was founded in 1923 by Rodolphe Seeldrayers The course was designed by architect Frederick William Hawtree and established in 1961 in Ohain Lasne in the region of Wallon Brabant close to the historic Waterloo battlefield 20 kilometres south east of the city center of Brussels Belgium 1 The championship course was set up with par 73 Format editAll 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 four teams placed 9 12 in the qualification stroke play formed Flight B and the four teams placed 13 16 formed flight C to play similar knock out play to decide their final positions Teams editA record number of 16 nation teams contested the event Finland and Iceland took part for the first time Each team consisted of six players Players in the leading teams Country Players nbsp England Kitrina Douglas Linda Bayman Beverley New Penny Grice Jill Thornhill Claire Waite nbsp France Eliane Berthet Karine Espinasse Marie Laure de Lorenzi Cecilia Mourgue d Algue Corine Soules M L Zivy nbsp Ireland Claire Dowling Hourihane Eavan Higgins Maureen Madill Mary McKenna Carol Wickham Philomena Wickham nbsp Scotland Wilma Aitken Fiona Anderson Jane Connachan Belle Robertson Gillian Stewart Pamela Wright nbsp Spain Carmen Maestre Maria Orueta Macarena Tey Maria Castilla Vicky Pertierra nbsp Sweden Helen Alfredsson Eva Dahlof Hillevi Hagstrom Viveca Hoff Liselotte Neumann Anna Oxenstierna nbsp Wales Audrey Briggs M Rawlings Vicki Thomas J Richards Sharon Roberts Tegwen Thomas nbsp West Germany Imma Bockelmann Susanne Knodler Martina Koch Astrid Peter Elizabeth Peter Ines UmsenOther participating teams Country nbsp Belgium nbsp Denmark nbsp Finland nbsp Iceland nbsp Italy nbsp Netherlands nbsp Norway nbsp SwitzerlandWinners editWest Germany and Spain tied the lead at the opening 36 hole qualifying competition with a score of 34 over par 764 with West Germany winning by the tie breaking better total non counting scores Tied individual leaders in the 36 hole stroke play competition was Claire Hourihane Ireland and 17 year old Liselotte Neumann Sweden each with a score of 1 over par 147 one stroke ahead of Gillian Stewart Scotland Hourihane scored a new course record of 4 under par 69 in the first round Ireland a combined team from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland won the gold earning their second title in the last three championships beating team England in the final 51 2 11 2 Defending champions Sweden earned third place beating West Germany 5 2 in the bronze match Results editQualification round Team standings Place Country Score To parT1 nbsp West Germany 382 382 764 34 nbsp Spain 380 384 7643 nbsp Scotland 386 381 767 37T4 nbsp England 381 389 770 40 nbsp France 391 379 770 nbsp Ireland 384 386 7707 nbsp Sweden 387 389 776 468 nbsp Wales 394 387 781 519 nbsp Italy 392 396 788 5810 nbsp Denmark 789 5911 nbsp Switzerland 793 6312 nbsp Netherlands 797 6713 nbsp Belgium 812 8214 nbsp Finland 857 12715 nbsp Norway 865 13516 nbsp Iceland 908 178 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 parT1 Claire Hourihane nbsp Ireland 69 78 147 1Liselotte Neumann nbsp Sweden 73 74 1472 Gillian Stewart nbsp Scotland 72 76 148 24 Marie Laure de Lorenzi nbsp France 74 75 149 35 Eliane Berthet nbsp France 71 79 150 5Jane Connachan nbsp Scotland 74 77 151Susanne Knodler nbsp West Germany 75 76 151Martina Koch nbsp West Germany 74 77 151Mary McKenna nbsp Ireland 74 77 151Vicky Pertierra nbsp Spain 75 76 151Astrid Peter nbsp West Germany 77 74 151Macarena Tey nbsp Spain 76 75 151Note There was no official award for the lowest individual score Flight A Bracket Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal nbsp Sweden5 nbsp Spain2 nbsp Ireland5 nbsp Sweden2 nbsp Ireland4 nbsp Scotland3 nbsp Ireland5 5 nbsp England1 5 nbsp England4 nbsp France3 nbsp England5 nbsp West Germany2Bronze match nbsp West Germany5 nbsp Wales2 nbsp Sweden5 nbsp West Germany2 Elimination matchesMatch for 5th place nbsp France4 nbsp Wales3 nbsp Scotland4 5 nbsp France2 5 nbsp Scotland5 nbsp Spain2 Match for 7th place nbsp Spain4 nbsp Wales3 Final games nbsp Ireland nbsp England5 5 1 5C Hourihane P Wickham 4 amp 2 J Thornhill L Denison Bender BaymanM McKenna E Higgins 19th hole B New C WaiteClaire Hourihane 2 amp 1 Jill ThornhillMary McKenna 2 amp 1 Linda Denison Bender BaymanMaureen Madill 1 hole Penny GriceCarol Wickham Beverly New 5 amp 4Eavan Higgins AS Kitrina Douglas AS Note Game declared halved since team match already decided Flight B Elimination matchesMatch for 9th place nbsp Switzerland4 nbsp Denmark3 nbsp Switzerland4 nbsp Italy3 nbsp Italy6 nbsp Netherlands1 Match for 11th place nbsp Denmark4 nbsp Netherlands3 Flight C Elimination matchesMatch for 13th place nbsp Norway4 nbsp Finland3 nbsp Belgium7 nbsp Norway0 nbsp Belgium7 nbsp Iceland0 Match for 15th place nbsp Finland4 5 nbsp Iceland2 5 Final standings Place Country nbsp nbsp Ireland nbsp nbsp England nbsp nbsp Sweden4 nbsp West Germany5 nbsp Scotland6 nbsp France7 nbsp Spain8 nbsp Wales9 nbsp Switzerland10 nbsp Italy11 nbsp Denmark12 nbsp Netherlands13 nbsp Belgium14 nbsp Norway15 nbsp Finland16 nbsp IcelandSources 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 See also editEspirito 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 References edit Our courses Our club Royal Waterloo Golf Club Retrieved 1 November 2021 Hennessy John 22 June 1983 Scots head home nations into battle at Waterloo The Times London England p 21 Nordlund Anders August 1983 Drommar om silver och guld slutade med brons Dreams about silver and gold ended with bronz Svensk Golf in Swedish No 6 pp 30 32 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Jansson Anders 2004 Golf Den stora sporten Golf The great sport in Swedish Swedish Golf Federation p 193 ISBN 91 86818007 Retrieved 1 November 2021 European Ladies Team Championship European Golf Association Retrieved 1 November 2021 Mannschafts Europameisterschaften Teams European Team Championships PDF in German golf de German Golf Federation Archived from the original PDF on 4 November 2021 Retrieved 26 October 2021 Spain held a one stroke lead The Glasgow Herald 23 June 1983 p 17 Retrieved 1 November 2021 West Germany joined Spain The Glasgow Herald 24 June 1983 p 27 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Ireland also took the Women s European team title The Glasgow Herald 27 June 1983 p 15 Retrieved 1 November 2021 Hennessy John 23 June 1983 England are one stroke behind The Times London England p 26 Hennessy John 27 June 1983 Irish women mop up The Times London England p 21 External links editEuropean Golf Association Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 European Ladies 27 Team Championship amp oldid 1182172648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
