The 1977 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 6–10 July at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in

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. It was the tenth women's golf amateur

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Venue

The hosting club was founded in 1964 and the course was designed by

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. It had previously hosted the men's professional

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in 1966. In 1994, His Majesty

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granted to Sotogrande the title of Real. The championship course was set up with par 72.

Format

All participating teams played two qualification rounds of stroke-play with up to five players, counted the four 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. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided. The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.

Teams

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

Winners

Host nation Spain won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 28 over par 604, five strokes ahead of team

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. Defending champions

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finished another three strokes back on third place. Individual leader in the opening 36-hole stroke-play qualifying competition was

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, Spain, with a score of 3-under-par 141, six strokes ahead of Vanessa Marvin, England, and Anna Skanse Dönnestad,

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. With her score of 69 in the second round, Marsans was the only player with a round under par. Louise Van den Berghe,

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, made a

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on the par 3, 110 meters, 17th hole during the first round of the stroke-play competition. Team England won the championship, earning their fifth title, beating Spain in the final 6–1. Team Sweden, earned third place, finishing on the podium for the fourth time, beating

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4–2 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 ''Bracket'' Final standings Sources:

References

External links

European Golf Association: Results
{{European Ladies' Team Championship European Ladies' Team Championship Golf tournaments in Spain