The 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 24–27 August at

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and

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south-west of

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. It was the 29th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the

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Format

The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. Each team of three players played two rounds at Le Golf National and two rounds at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in different orders. The top teams played their final round on Le Golf National, The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

Venues

Le Golf National had previously hosted the

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every year except two since 1991, the 2018 Ryder Cup and the 1994 Eisenhower Trophy and

. The facility was scheduled to host the golfing competition during the

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. Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche had previously hosted the

three times and the

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, an event later renamed the

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. Course layouts ''Le Golf National (Albatros Course)'' ''Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (Red Course)''

Teams

56 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players. Players in the teams

Winners

Team Sweden won the trophy for their third title. Silver medalist and defending champion, team United States, had the same total score, but Sweden was declared the winner. The initial tiebreaker, the final round non-counting score of the respective teams, was in the favor of Sweden, 73 against 74. This was the third time in the history of the championship, the winner was decided after a tie. Last time, in

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, Sweden lost the championship in a similar way. Team Germany and team Japan shared the bronze on third place one stroke back. Although there was no official recognition,

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, Sweden,

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, United States and

Helen Briem Helen Briem (born 12 August 2005) is a German amateur golfer. She has won the 2021 European Young Masters, the 2022 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande and was medalist at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy, the Women's World Amateur Team Champ ...

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tied for the low individual score at seven-under-par 279.

Results

Team standings * ''Sweden was awarded the tiebreak, since their third player, Louise Rydqvist, had a lower score than United States' third player,

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, in the final round, 73 against 74.'' Individual leaders There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.

References

External links

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World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website
{{Espirito Santo Trophy Espirito Santo Trophy Golf tournaments in France