The 1973 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 5–8 July at Royal Golf Club de Belgique, 7 kilometres south-east of the city center of

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. It was the eighth women's golf amateur

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Format

All participating teams, allowed to have six players, played one qualification round of stroke-play with five players, counted the four best scores for each team. The six 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 teams place first and second were directly qualified for the semi-finals. The team placed third was drawn to play the quarter-final against the team placed sixth and the teams placed fourth and fifth met each other. 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 7–10 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B and the three teams placed 11–13 formed Flight C, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

Teams

13 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of a minimum of four players. Players in the leading teams Other participating teams

Winners

Defending champion team

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won the opening 18-hole competition, with a score of 13 over par 309, one stroke ahead of three times champion

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. Individual leader in the opening 18-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was

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, England, with a score of 4-under-par 70, three shots ahead of 17-year-old

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. Everard's round included four birdies and an eagle. There was no official award for the lowest individual score. The first three places went to the same nations as at the previous championship two years earlier. Team England won the championship, earning their fourth title, beating France in the final 4–3. Team

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finished third for the third time, beating

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4–3 in the third place match.

Results

Qualification round ''Team standings'' *'' Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the better non-counting score.'' ''Individual leaders'' '' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.'' Flight A ''Bracket'' ''Final games'' Flight B Final standings Sources:

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