1983 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.

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.

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.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
England	Kitrina Douglas, Linda Bayman, Beverley New, Penny Grice, Jill Thornhill, Claire Waite
France	Eliane Berthét, Karine Espinasse, Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue, Corine Soules, M. L. Zivy
Ireland	Claire Dowling Hourihane, Eavan Higgins, Maureen Madill, Mary McKenna, Carol Wickham, Philomena Wickham
Scotland	Wilma Aitken, Fiona Anderson, Jane Connachan, Belle Robertson, Gillian Stewart, Pam Wright
Spain	Carmen Maestre, Maria Orueta, Macarena Tey, Maria Castilla, Vicky Pertierra
Sweden	Helen Alfredsson, Eva Dahlöf, Hillevi Hagström, Viveca Hoff, Liselotte Neumann, Anna Oxenstierna
Wales	Audrey Briggs, M. Rawlings, Vicki Thomas, J. Richards, Sharon Roberts, Tegwen Thomas
West Germany	Imma Bockelmann, Susanne Knödler, Martina Koch. Astrid Peter, Elizabeth Peter, Ines Umsen

Other participating teams

Country
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Switzerland

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.

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par T1  West Germany * 382-382=764 +34  Spain 380-384=764 3  Scotland 386-381=767 +37 T4  England * 381-389=770 +40  France * 391-379=770  Ireland 384-386=770 7  Sweden 387-389=776 +46 8  Wales 394-387=781 +51 9  Italy 392-396=788 +58 10  Denmark 789 +59 11  Switzerland 793 +63 12  Netherlands 797 +67 13  Belgium 812 +82 14  Finland 857 +127 15  Norway 865 +135 16  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 par T1 Claire Hourihane  Ireland 69-78=147 +1 Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 73-74=147 2 Gillian Stewart  Scotland 72-76=148 +2 4 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi  France 74-75=149 +3 5 Eliane Berthét  France 71-79=150 +5 Jane Connachan  Scotland 74-77=151 Susanne Knödler  West Germany 75-76=151 Martina Koch  West Germany 74-77=151 Mary McKenna  Ireland 74-77=151 Vicky Pertierra  Spain 75-76=151 Astrid Peter  West Germany 77-74=151 Macarena Tey  Spain 76-75=151 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Sweden 5        Spain 2    Ireland 5        Sweden 2    Ireland 4        Scotland 3    Ireland 5.5        England 1.5    England 4        France 3    England 5        West Germany 2 Bronze match    West Germany 5        Wales 2    Sweden 5      West Germany 2     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        France 4        Wales 3    Scotland 4.5        France 2.5    Scotland 5      Spain 2   Match for 7th place            Spain 4      Wales 3

Final games  Ireland  England 5.5 1.5 C. Hourihane / P. Wickham 4 & 2 J. Thornhill / L. Denison Bender Bayman M. McKenna / E. Higgins 19th hole B. New / C. Waite Claire Hourihane 2 & 1 Jill Thornhill Mary McKenna 2 & 1 Linda Denison Bender Bayman Maureen Madill 1 hole Penny Grice Carol Wickham Beverly New 5 & 4 Eavan Higgins AS * Kitrina Douglas AS * * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B   Elimination matches Match for 9th place                        Switzerland 4        Denmark 3    Switzerland 4        Italy 3    Italy 6      Netherlands 1   Match for 11th place            Denmark 4      Netherlands 3

Flight C   Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Norway 4        Finland 3    Belgium 7        Norway 0    Belgium 7      Iceland 0   Match for 15th place            Finland 4.5      Iceland 2.5

Final standings

Place	Country
	Ireland
	England
	Sweden
4	West Germany
5	Scotland
6	France
7	Spain
8	Wales
9	Switzerland
10	Italy
11	Denmark
12	Netherlands
13	Belgium
14	Norway
15	Finland
16	Iceland

Sources:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}