The 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 25–28 October at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in

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. It was the 30th 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 four rounds. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.

Venue

Abu Dhabi Golf Club had previously hosted the

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on the

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2006 to 2021. Course layout

Teams

36 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players. The top ten finishing teams at the

2022 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 24–27 August at Le Golf National and Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche south-west of Paris, France. It was the 29th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. Format The ...

and the 2023 host nation were automatically qualified. The field was filled based on the two highest ranked players from each nation in the

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, with places assured from all five continents in the championship.

Winners

Team

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

won the trophy for their fifth title, beating team Chineese Taipei by four strokes. Team

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earned the bronze another stroke back. Defending champion

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finished tied 13th, 17 strokes behind the winner.

Results

'' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.'' Sources:

References

External links

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World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website
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