European Girls' Team Championship
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The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has been played annually since 1999.[1]
Since the European Lady Junior's Team Championship for women under 22, was discontinued in 2006, due to the trend of players reaching elite level at an earlier age, the European Girls' Team Championship has been regarded as the most important junior team event in Europe outside the British Isles.
Many female European players on the world's leading professional golf tours have played in the event during their early careers. This include (as of August 2023) every European winner of LPGA Tour tournaments from 2014 except one (Suzann Pettersen, Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Masson, Carlota Ciganda, Charley Hull, Pernilla Lindberg, Georgia Hall, Céline Boutier, Madelene Sagström, Sophia Popov, Mel Reid, Matilda Castren, Leona Maguire, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Maja Stark, Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Linn Grant and also American Jessica Korda representing the Czech Republic).
The championship is a counting event for Junior Solheim Cup qualification.[2][3]
The championship can be contested by women aged 18 years old or younger.
The format consists of 20 teams, each of 6 players, competing in two rounds of stroke play, out of which the five lowest scores from each team's six players will count each day. The total addition of the five lowest scores will constitute the team's score and determine which team is qualified for the last three rounds of match play.
Only teams in contention for a medal will play a match format of two foursomes and five singles, while the other teams will play a one foursome and four singles match format.
Up to and including 2010, each team consisted of four players. The 2020 event took place in a reduced format, with four players in each team, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
Medalling nations' summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain (ESP) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 |  England (ENG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Denmark (DNK) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (CHE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Wales (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | |
Source:[21]
Winning teams
- 2025: Spain: Adriana García, Aroa González, Lucía Iraola, Nagore Martínez, Amanda Revuelta, Liz Siyu Hao
- 2023: Spain: Cloe Amión, Anna Cañadó, Alba González, Paula Martín Sampedro, Andrea Revuelta, Rocío Tejedo
- 2022: France: Ines Archer, Maylis Lamoure, Constance Fouillet, Vairana Heck, Nastasia Nadaud, Carla de Troia
- 2021: Spain: Paula Balanzategui, Cayetana Fernández, Julia López Ramírez, Lucía López Ortega, Paula Martín Sampedro, Andrea Revuelta
- 2020: Germany: Charlotte Back, Chiara Horder, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, Sophie Witt
- 2019: Denmark: Natacha Husted, Alberte Thuesen, Amalie Leth-Nissen, Cecilie Leth-Nissen, Anne Norman, Olivia Grønborg
- 2018: Italy: Alessia Nobilio, Virginia Bossi, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri, Benedetta Moresco, Anna Zanusso, Caterina Don
- 2017: Sweden: Frida Kinhult, Beatrice Wallin, Maja Stark, Julia Engström, Amanda Linnér, Linn Grant
- 2016: Italy: Caterina Don, Angelica Moresco, Alessandra Fanali, Clara Manzalini, Alessia Nobilio, Emilie Alba Paltrinieri
- 2015: Spain: Ana Peláez, María Herraez Galvez, Marta Perez Sanmartin, María Parra, Paz Marfa Sans, Elena Hualde Zuniga
- 2014: France: Mathilda Cappeliez, Elisabeth Codet, Eva Gilly, Agathe Laisné, Lauralie Migneaux, Marion Veysseyre
- 2013: Sweden: Linn Andersson, Martina Edberg, Mia Landegren, Linnea Ström, Emma Svensson, Jessica Vasilic
- 2012: Sweden: Linn Andersson, Isabella Deilert, Mia Landegren, Linnea Ström, Emma Nilsson, Elsa Westin
- 2011: France: Emilie Alonso, Shannon Aubert, Céline Boutier, Laure Castelain, Perrine Delacour, Manon Gidali
- 2010: France: Alexandra Bonetti, Céline Boutier, Léa Charpier, Manon Gidali
- 2009: Ireland: Leona Maguire, Lisa Maguire, Laura McCarthy, Stephanie Medow
- 2008: Sweden: Josephine Janson, Johanna Tillström, Louise Larsson, Amanda Sträng
- 2007: Sweden: Caroline Hedwall, Nathalie Månsson, Jacqueline Hedwall, Anna Dahlberg-Söderström
- 2006: Germany: Pia Hallbig, Caroline Masson, Nicola Rössler, Valerie Sternebeck
- 2005: England: Jodi Ewart, Kiran Matharu, Mel Reid, Emma Sheffield
- 2004: Sweden: Pernilla Lindberg, Caroline Westrup, Linn Gustafsson, Mikaela Bäcktstedt
- 2003: Spain: Azahara Muñoz, Belén Mozo, Emma Cabrera-Bello, Ana Sanzó-Rubert
- 2002: Spain: María Hernández, Azahara Muñoz, María Recasens, Adriana Zwanck
- 2001: Spain: Immaculada de la Lama, Lucia Mar, Elisa Serramià, Azahara Muñoz,
- 2000: Sweden: Eva Bjärvall, Josefin Gustavsson, Golda Johansson, Karin Sjödin
- 1999: Germany: Silke Braunschweig, Bettina Hauert, Jessica Issler, Denise Simon
- 1997: Spain: María Beautell, Nuria Clau, María Gaccia-Estrada, Paula Marti
- 1995: Sweden: Anna Becker, Marie Hedberg, Jessica Krantz, Eva-Lotta Strömlid
- 1993: Spain: Alexandra Armas, Sara Beautell, Iciar Elguezabal, Ana Belén Sánchez
- 1991: Spain: Laura Navarro, Mabel Pascual del Pobil, María José Pons, Vanessa Vignali