1961 European Ladies' Team Championship

Golf competition October 2021 1961 European Ladies' Team Championship 22–27 September 1961 Como, Italy 45 46 40 N 9 8 10 E type:event Circolo Golf Villa D'Este European Golf Association 36 holes stroke playround-robin system match play 69 8 teamscirca 38 players Claudine Cros, Martine Gajan, M Mahé,Lally de Saint-Sauveur, Brigitte Varangot Qualification round: 441 (+27)Flight A matches: 6 points Europe#Italy#Italy Lombardy Circolo Golf Villa D'Este Location in Europe##Location in Italy##Location in the Region of Lombardy yes 220 1959 1963 The 1961 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 22–27 September on the Circolo Golf Villa D'Este outside Como, Italy. It was the second ladies' amateur golf European Ladies' Team Championship. Venue The course, situated 4 kilometres south-east of Como, Lombardy region, the seventh oldest golf course in Italy, was designed by Peter Gannon and opened in 1926.Il nostro campo, La storia del golf italiano raccontata in 18 buche Our field, The history of Italian golf told in 18 holes https://www.golfvilladeste.com/it/campo-golf-como 1 October 2021 Villa d'Este Golf Club Italian The championship course was set up with par 69. Format All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke play, counting the three best scores out of up to four players for each team. The four best teams formed flight A. The next four teams formed flight B. The winner in each flight was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other and the team with most points for team matches in flight A won the tournament, using the scale, win=2 points, halved=1 point, lose=0 points. In each match between two nation teams, two foursome games and four single games were played. Teams Eight nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players. Spain and Portugal took part for the first time. Players in some of the teams Country Players Claudine Cros, Martine Gajan-Giraud, M. Mahé, Lally de Saint-Sauveur (playing captain), Brigitte VarangotL. de Boer, M. Henderson, Annie van Lanslot, Anneke van RiemsdijkBarbara de Brito e Cunha, Cardie, Cordier, Vera Costa Lennox, Salette de Sousa e Melo Gertrud Ahlberg, Ann-Marie Brynolf (playing captain), Birgit Forsman, Britt Matsson, Ann-Katrin SvenssonMarietta Gütermann, Vera Möller, Monika Möller, Monika Steegman, Liselotte Strenger Other participating teams Country Winners Defending champions team France won the championship, earning 6 points in flight A. Host nation Italy earned second place, just as they did at the previous championship two years earlier. Individual winner in the opening 36-hole stroke play qualifying competition was Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach, Spain, with a score of 4-over-par 142. Results Qualification rounds Team standings Place Country Score To par1 226-215=441 +272 229-226=455 +41T3 * 229-233=462 +48235-227=4625 233-236=469 +556 237-238=475 +617 242-260=502 +888256-256=509+95 * Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score. Individual leader Place Player Country Score To par1 Mercedes Etchart de Ártiach 71-71=142 +4 Note: There was no official recognition for the lowest individual score. Flight A Team matches 2 04 2 2 04 2 2 05 1 2 04 2 2 05 1 2 04.5 1.5 Team standings Country Place W T L Game points Points 1 3 0 0 14–4 6 2 2 0 1 9–9 4 3 1 0 1 7.5–10.5 2 4 0 1 2 5.5–12.5 0 Flight B Team matches 2060 2 *042 2 *042 2042 204.51.5 203.52.5 * Note: Sweden was given walkover in three games against the Netherlands and in two games against then West Germany, due to food poisoning. Team standings CountryPlaceWTLGame pointsPoints530114.5–3.5662019.5–8.547117.5–10.5280004.5–13.50 Final standings PlaceCountry45678 Sources:Jansson Anders https://www.e-magin.se/paper/94rt7fj3/popup/1 Golf - Den gröna sporten 1979 Swedish Golf Federation 9172603283 182 sv Golf - The green sportJansson Anders http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/paper/210#/paper/1pfc350j/194 Golf - Den stora sporten 2004 Swedish Golf Federation 91-86818007 192 sv Golf - The great sportEuropean Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results 30 September 2021http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/xdmbkpbp/32 Europeiska Lagmatcher 1961 sv European Team Matches 1961 Svensk Golf 9-10 December 1961 30 September 2021 30http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/hzd39b2b/2 Franska damerna åter suveräna i EM sv French Ladies again outstanding at the European Ladies' Team Championship Svensk Golf 7 September–October 1961 30 September 2021 1Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften German https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf Teams, European Team Championships 1 October 2021 golf.de, German Golf Federation 4 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104213154/https://www.golf.de/publish/imagedata/dgv/Internet_Sieger_und_Platzierte_1.1.pdf dead See also Espirito 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 External links European Golf Association: Results Category:European Ladies' Team Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Italy European Ladies' Team Championship European Ladies' Team Championship European Ladies' Team Championship Category:Women's golf in Italy