2014 European Ladies' Team Championship

The course, located in Smlednik, in flat terrain without trees on the course, 12 kilometres north-east of the city center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, was designed by architect Peter Škofic and opened with 18 holes in 2009.^[1][2]

The course had previously hosted the 2012 individual European Ladies Amateur Championship.

The championship course was set up with par 71.

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.

The four teams placed 17–20 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.

20 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players. Turkey took part for the first time.

Players in the teams

Country	Players
Austria	Nadine Dreher, Michaela Gasplmayr, Marlies Krenn, Anja Purgauer, Sarah Schober, Fanny Wolte
Belgium	Clara Aveling, Leslie Cloots, Fanny Cnops, Charlotte de Corte, Elodie van Dievoet, Manon De Roey
Denmark	Cecilie Bofill, Malene Krølbøll Hansen, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Caroline Nistrup, Christine Skylvad, Puk Lyng Thomsen
England	Gabriella Cowley, Hayley Davis, Bronte Law, Meghan MacLaren, Elizabeth Mallet, Charlotte Thomas
Finland	Matilda Castren, Karina Kukkonen, Sanna Nuutinen, Emily Penttila, Oona Vartiainen, Marika Voss
France	Shannon Aubert, Alexandra Bonetti, Céline Boutier, Emma Broze, Anaelle Carnet, Justine Dreher
Germany	Olivia Cowan, Franziska Friedrich, Laura Fünfstück, Thea Hoffmeister, Sophia Popov, Antonia Scherer
Ireland	Jessica Carty, Mary Doyle, Maria Dunne, Paula Grant, Olivia Mehaffey, Chloe Ryan
Italy	Alessandra Braida, Bianca Maria Fabrizio, Ludovica Farina, Roberta Liti, Laura Lonardi, Arianna Scaletti
Netherlands	Annie van Dam, Myrte Eikenaar, Ileen Domela Nieuwenhuis, Charlotte Puts, Martien Schipper, Dewi Weber
Iceland	Signy Arnolsdóttir, Bra Bjorgvinsdóttir, Berglind Bjornsdóttir, Ólafía Kristinsdóttir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Sunna Vidisdóttir
Russia	Sofia Anokhina, Ksnia Ishkova, Vera Markevich, Angelina Monakhova, Sofia Morozova, Nina Pegova
Scotland	Eilidh Briggs, Gemma Dryburgh, Connie Jaffrey, Gabrielle MacDonald, Alyson McKechin, Jessica Meek
Slovakia	Aneta Abrahamova, Zuzana Bielikova, Katka Chovankova, Natalia Heckova, Alexandra Patakova, Lina Sekerkova
Slovenia	Nastja Banovec, Ana Belac, Ema Grilc, Lara Ječnik, Katja Pogačar, Taša Torbica
Spain	Natalia Escuriola, Camilla Hedberg, Nuria Iturrioz, Noemí Jiménez, Marta Sanz, Luna Sobrón
Sweden	Frida Gustafsson Spång, Jenny Haglund, Emma Henriksson, Linnea Johansson, Madelene Sagström, Linnea Ström
Switzerland	Gioia Carpinelli, Cylia Damerau, Kim Métraux, Morgane Métraux, Nina von Siebenthal, Albane Valenzuela
Turkey	Beyhan Benardete, Damla Bilgic, Sezgi Kilic, Nergis Kok, Elcin Ulu, Begum Yilmaz
Wales	Samantha Birks, Jessica Evans, Rebecca Harries, Lauren Hiller, Megan Lockett, Chloe Williams

Eight times champions England lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 7 under par 703, six strokes ahead of team Sweden.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Hayley Davis, England, with a score of 8 under par 134, three strokes ahead of nearest competitors.

Team France won the championship, beating Finland 41⁄2–21⁄2 in the final and earned their seventh title.

Switzerland earned third place, beating England 4–3 in the bronze match.

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  England 352-351=703 −7 2  Sweden 354-355=709 −1 3  Finland 358-359=717 +7 4  France 356-362=718 +8 5  Spain 356-364=720 +10 6  Germany 358-368=726 +16 T7  Switzerland * 355-372=727 +17  Italy * 354-373=727  Denmark 364-363=727 10 Ireland 362-367=729 +19 11  Iceland 366-366=732 +22 12  Belgium 363-373=736 +26 13  Austria 373-364=737 +27 14  Wales 367-373=740 +30 15  Netherlands 375-366=741 +31 16  Scotland 369-375=744 +34 17  Slovenia 373-377=750 +40 18  Slovakia 384-382=766 +56 19  Russia 381-389=770 +60 20  Turkey 403-400=803 +93 * 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 Hayley Davis  England 69-65=134 −8 T2 Cecilie Bofill  Denmark 67-70=137 −5 Natalia Escuriola  Spain 67-70=137 4 Emma Henriksson  Sweden 71-67=138 −4 5 Bronte Law  England 68-71=139 −3 T6 Anaelle Carnet  France 68-72=140 −2 Gabriella Cowley  England 69-71=140 Maria Dunne Ireland 72-68=140 Noemí Jiménez  Spain 71-69=140 Louise Ridderström  Sweden 68-72=140 Antonia Scherer  Germany 71-69=140 Oona Vartiainen  Finland 69-71=140 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                England 4        Italy 3    France 4        England 3    France 5        Spain 2    France 4.5        Finland 2.5    Finland 5        Germany 2    Finland 5.5        Switzerland 1.5 Bronze match    Switzerland 4        Sweden 3    Switzerland 4.5      England 2.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Italy 3.5        Spain 1.5    Italy 3        Sweden 2    Sweden 3      Germany 2   Match for 7th place            Spain 3      Germany 2

Final games  France  Finland 4.5 2.5 E. Broze / A. Carnet S. Nuutinen / O. Vartiainen 2 & 1 S. Aubert / C. Boutier 6 & 5 M. Castren / M. Voss Celine Boutier 3 & 2 Oona Vartiainen Alexandra Bonetti Sanna Nuutinen 3 & 1 Shannon Aubert AS * Karina Kukkonen AS * Emma Broze 1 hole Matilda Castren Justine Dreher 2 holes Emily Penttila * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Denmark 3        Scotland 2    Belgium 3        Denmark 2    Belgium 3.5        Austria 1.5    Belgium 3.5        Wales 1.5    Wales 3        Iceland 2    Wales 3       Ireland 2 Match for 11th place   Ireland 3        Netherlands 2    Denmark 3.5     Ireland 1.5

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Scotland 4.5        Austria 0.5    Scotland 5        Netherlands 0    Netherlands 3      Iceland 2   Match for 15th place            Austria 3.5      Iceland 1.5

Flight C

Team matches

1  Slovenia  Turkey 0 4 1 1  Slovakia  Russia 0 3 2

1  Slovenia  Russia 0 3.5 1.5 1  Slovakia  Turkey 0 4 1

1  Slovenia  Slovakia 0 3 2 1  Russia  Turkey 0 3.5 1.5

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
Slovenia	17	3	0	0	10.5–4.5	3
Slovakia	18	2	0	1	9–6	2
Russia	19	1	0	2	7–8	1
Turkey	20	0	0	3	3.5–11.5	0

Final standings

Place	Country
	France
	Finland
	Switzerland
4	England
5	Italy
6	Sweden
7	Spain
8	Germany
9	Belgium
10	Wales
11	Denmark
12	Ireland
13	Scotland
14	Netherlands
15	Austria
16	Iceland
17	Slovenia
18	Slovakia
19	Russia
20	Turkey

Sources:^[3][4]