The 1991 European Ladies' Team Championship took place 10–14 July at

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. It was the 17th women's golf amateur

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Venue

The hosting Wentworth Club was founded in 1922. Its West Course, situated in

, 40 kilometres south-west of the city center of

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, England, not far from

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, opened in 1926 and was designed by golf course architect

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. It had previously hosted some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, the

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, the

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and several editions of the World Match Play Championship and the

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. The championship course was set up with par 75.

Format

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. Games all square after 18 holes were declared halved, if the team match was already decided. The five teams placed 9–13 in the qualification stroke-play formed Flight B, to meet each other to decide their final positions.

Teams

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

Winners

Two-times-champions team

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, with 20 years old future

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world number one

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in the team, won the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a score of 18 over par 768, eight strokes ahead of host nation England. Individual leader in the 36-hole stroke-play competition was

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, with a score of 2-under-par 148, one stroke ahead of

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, England. Team England won the championship. Playing in their tenth final they beat Sweden 5–2 and earned their seventh title. Defending champions

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earned third place, beating team

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in the bronze match.

Results

Qualification round ''Team standings'' ''Individual leaders'' '' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.'' Flight A ''Bracket'' ''Final games'' Final standings Sources:

References

External links

European Golf Association: Results
{{European Ladies' Team Championship European Ladies' Team Championship Golf tournaments in England Sport in Surrey