EUROPEAN WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Scotland beat Wales 5-0 to earn ninth

place ranking, Silver medals for England

Scotland beat Wales 5-0 in their final Flight B match to be officially ranked ninth of the 18 competing countries in the European women's amateur team golf championship at Bled, Slovenia.
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) won the foursomes by 4 and 3 over Amy Boulden and Gemma Bradbury.
In the singles, the Scotland dominance continued. Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) bt left-handed Stephanie Evans by 3 and 2. Carly Booth (Comrie) was a one-hole winner over Rhian Wyn Thomas. Stirling student Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) beat Tara Davies 4 and 3 while Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) also won by 4 and 3 over Lucy Gould.
Considering they were a little unlucky to lose out on eighth place in the Championship Flight, it was not a bad performance at all by the Scots. Ninth was the highest finish they could achieve after that - and they did it with a little bit of style.
The official rankings at the conclusion of the championship were:
1 Germany, 2 England, 3 France, 4 Spain, 5 Sweden, 6 Netherlands, 7 Denmark, 8 Norway.
9 Scotland, 10 Wales, 11 Austria, 12 Switzerland, 13 Italy, 14 Finland, 15 Belgium, 16 Iceland.
17 Ireland, 18 Slovenia.

England have to settle for silver medals

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England had to settle for the silver medal in the European ladies’ team championship in Bled, Slovenia, after they lost an incredibly tight final to Germany 4-3.
The destination of the gold medals was decided by the last match on the course – and on the 19th hole. Emma Brown had holed a snaking downhill putt to take her match into extra time, but her challenge faltered when she found sand with her approach to the 19th.
Team captain Lynn Booth said afterwards: “They are very, very disappointed after coming so close. But we have proved we can hang in there with the best in Europe – and a silver is a silver.”
The match was finely balanced all day. The two teams took one foursomes apiece and at the halfway stage of the singles all was level: England were up in two, down in two and all square in one.
Jodi Ewart scored England’s first point when she won on the 18th. English champion Charlie Douglass added another point when she won her match on the 19th. But, with Hannah Barwood and Rachel Jennings both beaten on the 16th hole, England’s hopes rested on the final game. This year’s championship, though, belonged to Germany.
France beat Spain 4-3 to win the bronze medal in the play-off for third place.
England results:
Foursomes - Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) & Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) lost to Stephanie Kirchmayr & Lara Katzy 1 hole, Jodi Ewart (Catterick) & Emma Brown (Malton & Norton) bt Caroline Masson & Pia Halbig 4 and 3.
Singles - Douglass bt Thea Hoffmeister at 19th, Ewart bt Kirchmayr 1 hole, Brown lost to Halbig at 19th, Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) lost to Masson 3 and 2, Hannah Barwood (Knowle) lost to Katzy 3 and 2.
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Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer