2021 European Ladies' Team Championship

The hosting course, one of the oldest on the island of Ireland, originally designed by Old Tom Morris and located in naturally links settings in the Murlough Nature Reserve, stretching along the shores of Dundrum Bay, was established in 1889.^[1]

The course had previously hosted several editions of the Irish Open, the Senior British Open Championship, The Amateur Championship and the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship and the 1968 Curtis Cup and the 2007 Walker Cup.

The championship course was set up with par 73 over 7,011 yards.^[2]

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 three teams placed 17–19 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.

19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.

Players in the leading teams

Country	Players
Austria	Chantal Düringer, Johanna Ebner, Isabella Holpfer, Amelie Svejda, Katharina Zeiling, Lea Zeitler
Czech Republic	Kristýna Frýdlová, Sára Kousková, Tereza Koželuhová, Tereza Melecká, Jana Melichová, Hana Ryšková
Denmark	Cecilie Finne-Ipsen, Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Karin Svanholm Fredgaard, Smilla Tarning Sønderby
England	Lianna Bailey, Rosie Belsham, Annabell Fuller, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Emily Toy
France	Justine Fournand, Agathe Laisné, Lois Lau, Charlotte Liautier, Lucie Malchirand, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Chloe Salort
Germany	Alexandra Försterling, Chiara Horder, Aline Krauter, Polly Mack, Helen Tamy Kreuzer, Sophie Witt
Iceland	Andrea Bergsdóttir, Hulda Clara Gestsdóttir, Heiðrún Anna Hlynsdóttir, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir, Jóhanna Lea Lúðvíksdóttir, Andrea Ýr Ásmundsdóttir
Ireland	Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donagan, Anna Foster, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson
Italy	Emilie Alba Paltrinieri, Clara Manzalini, Carolina Melgrati, Benedetta Moresco, Alessia Nobilio, Anna Zanusso
Scotland	Hannah Darling, Louise Duncan, Chloe Goadby, Hazel MacGarvie, Lorna McClymont, Shannon McWilliam
Spain	Carla Bernat Escuder, Elena Hualde, Carolina López-Chacarra, Ana Peláez, Carla Tejedo Mulet, Maria Villanueva
Sweden	Linn Grant, Andrea Grimberg Lignell, Sara Kjellker, Ingrid Lindblad, Maja Stark, Beatrice Wallin
Switzerland	Vanessa Knecht, Ginnie Lee, Elena Moosmann, Caroline Sturdza, Chiara Tamburlini, Klara Wildhaber

Other participating teams

Country
Belgium
Finland
Netherlands
Slovakia
Slovenia
Wales

Team Scotland, who never had won the championship, lead the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with an 8 over par score of 738, ten strokes ahead of home team Ireland, combined from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Defending champions Sweden, searching their fourth win in a row, and the Czech Republic, was another stroke back.

Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was Hannah Darling, Scotland, with a score of 9 under par 137, three strokes ahead of Jana Melichova, Czech Republic.

Team England won the championship, beating defending champions Sweden 5–2 in the final and earned their eleventh title. With the win, England became the nation with most win in the history of the championship, one more than Sweden.

Team Italy earned third place, beating Scotland 51⁄2–11⁄2 in the bronze match.

Qualification round

Team standings Place Country Score To par 1  Scotland 374-364=738 +8 2  Ireland 379-369=748 +18 T3  Sweden * 378-371=749 +19  Czech Republic 366-383=749 5  England 375-375=750 +20 6  Denmark 375-376=751 +21 7  Italy 384-373=757 +27 8  Spain 383-376=759 +29 9  Switzerland 385-378=763 +33 10  France 385-379=764 +34 T11  Germany * 388-377=765 +35  Finland 380-385=765 13  Iceland 393-391=784 +54 14  Netherlands 403-388=791 +61 15  Slovakia 395-399=794 +64 16  Austria 393-403=796 +66 17  Belgium 400-397=797 +67 18  Wales 405-396=801 +71 19  Slovenia 401-416=817 +87 * 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 Hannah Darling  Scotland 68-69=137 −9 2 Jana Melichová  Czech Republic 72-68=140 −6 3 Elena Moosmann  Switzerland 71-71=142 −4 4 Amalie Leth-Nissen  Denmark 70-74=144 −2 5 Aine Donegan  Ireland 71-74=145 −1 Linn Grant  Sweden 71-74=145 T7 Karen Fredgaard  Denmark 75-71=146 E Carolina López-Chacarra  Spain 71-75=146 Hazel MacGarvie  Scotland 74-72=146 T10 Caley McGinty  England 71-76=147 +1 Sophie Witt  Germany 75-72=147 Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.

Flight A

Bracket   Quarter finals Semi finals Final                                Scotland 4        Spain 3    England 4        Scotland 3    England 5        Czech Republic 2    England 5        Sweden 2    Sweden 4        Denmark 3    Sweden 5        Italy 2 Bronze match    Italy 4.5        Ireland 2.5    Italy 5.5      Scotland 1.5     Elimination matches Match for 5th place                        Czech Republic 3.5        Spain 1.5    Denmark 3        Czech Republic 2    Denmark 3      Ireland 2   Match for 7th place            Spain 3      Ireland 2

Final games  England  Sweden 5 2 E. Toy / C. McGinty 2 & 1 B. Wallin / S. Kjellker A. Fuller / C. Heath L. Grant / M. Stark 5 & 4 Emily Toy AS * Andrea Grimberg Lignell AS * Annabell Fuller 2 & 1 Ingrid Lindblad Caley McGinty 6 & 5 Beatrice Wallin Charlotte Heath 2 & 1 Maja Stark Rosie Belsham AS * Linn Grant AS * * Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.

Flight B

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Match for 9th place                                Switzerland 5        Austria 0    Switzerland 4        Iceland 1    Iceland 3        Finland 2    France 3.5        Switzerland 1.5    Germany 4        Netherlands 1    France 3.5        Germany 1.5 Match for 11th place    France 4        Slovakia 1    Germany 3.5      Iceland 1.5

Elimination matches Match for 13th place                        Finland 5        Austria 0    Slovakia 3        Finland 2    Netherlands 3      Slovakia 2   Match for 15th place            Netherlands 4      Austria 1

Flight C

Team matches

1  Belgium  Slovenia 0 3 2

1  Slovenia  Wales 0 3 2

1  Wales  Belgium 0 3 2

Team standings

Country	Place	W	T	L	Game points	Points
Wales *	17	1	1	1	5–5	1
Slovenia *	18	1	1	1	5–5	1
Belgium	19	1	1	1	5–5	1

* Note: In the event of a tie the order was first determined by the better total number of won games and second by the better total won holes advantage.

Final standings

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

Sources:^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}