The European Senior Ladies' Championship is an annual European
amateur
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golf
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championship for women over 50 (previously 55) organized by the
European Golf Association
The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epalinges, Switzerland, which was founded in 1937 in Luxembourg.
The EGA's main activity consists of coordinating and co-organizing European amateur golf championships. ...
.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is now played in conjunction with the
European Senior Men's Championship
The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is n ...
.
Format
The championship is opened to women aged above 50 years old.
The format of this competition consists of three rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the second round out of which the lowest 33 ladies' scores can qualify for the final round.
Past results
Source:
Nations Cup
From 2000 to 2006, a Nations Cup was contested. This was discontinued when a separate
European Senior Ladies' Team Championship The European Senior Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur golf championship for women over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association
The European Golf Association (EGA) is a non-profit organisation based in Epali ...
was introduced.
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See also
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European Senior Men's Championship
The European Senior Men's Championship is a European amateur golf championship for men over 50 (previously 55) organized by the European Golf Association.
The inaugural event was held in 1996, with 25 editions have been contested so far. It is n ...
– corresponding
EGA event for men
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U.S. Senior Women's Amateur – corresponding
USGA
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the rules ...
event
References
External links
European Golf Association: Full results
{{European Golf Association events
Amateur golf tournaments
Senior golf tournaments
Team golf tournaments
Women's golf tournaments
European Golf Association championships
Recurring sporting events established in 1996