European Ladies Golf Cup
Encyclopedia
The European Nations Cup is a professional team golf
tournament on the Ladies European Tour
that is held in Spain
. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play
competition comprising fourball
s for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds. It is an unofficial event and earnings do not count on the LET official money list.
1Nordqvist and Gustafson defeated Webb and Lunn on the third playoff hole.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
that is held in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was founded in 2008, and is a stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
competition comprising fourball
Fourball
A Fourball match is a type of golf match used in match play competitions.A fourball match consists of two teams of two players competing directly against each other. All four golfers play their own ball throughout the round, and each hole is won by the team whose member has the lowest score...
s for the first and third rounds and a variation on greensomes for the second and fourth rounds. It is an unofficial event and earnings do not count on the LET official money list.
Winners
| Year | Dates | Venue | Winners | Players | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Players |
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| 2011 | Apr 14-17 | La Sella Golf Resort | Anna Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career... |
267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Anja Monke Anja Monke Anja Monke is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year... |
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| Caroline Masson | |||||||||
| Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
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| Melissa Reid Melissa Reid Melissa Rose Reid is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007... |
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| 2010 2010 Ladies European Tour The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
Apr 22-25 | La Sella Golf Resort | Anna Nordqvist Anna Nordqvist Anna Maria Nordqvist is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career... |
267 | -21 | Playoff1 | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
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| Karen Lunn Karen Lunn Karen Marie Lunn is an Australian professional golfer. She turned professional in 1985 and has spent much of her career on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won several tournaments including a Women's British Open title in 1993... |
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| 2009 2009 Ladies European Tour The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
Apr 23-26 | La Sella Golf Resort | Christel Boeljon Christel Boeljon Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon is a professional golfer from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... Marjet van der Graaff |
270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Giulia Sergas | ||
| Veronica Zorzi Veronica Zorzi Veronica Zorzi is an Italian professional golfer.Zorzi was born in Verona. She turned professional in 2000 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2001. She won her first LET title in 2005 at the Vediorbis Open de France Dames, and she ended that year third on the LET Order of Merit... |
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| Joanne Mills Joanne Mills Joanne Nicole Mills is an Australian golfer, who currently plays on the Ladies' European Tour.Mills was born in Sydney, New South Wales. As an amateur, she won the 1991 New South Wales Strokeplay Championship, the 1992 Tasmanian Strokeplay Championship, and the 1993 Victoria Strokeplay Championship... |
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| Nikki Garrett Nikki Garrett Nicole Maree "Nikki" Garrett is an Australian professional golfer.Garrett turned professional in late 2005, and qualified for the 2006 Ladies European Tour... |
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| Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera Gwladys Nocera is a French professional golfer. She currently resides in Biarritz, France.- Amateur career :Nocera was born in Moulins, Allier. She had a successful amateur career... |
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| Anne-Lise Caudal | |||||||||
| 2008 2008 Ladies European Tour The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008... |
Apr 3-6 | La Sella Golf Resort | Trish Johnson Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion... Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Hudson Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career... |
267 | −21 | 5 strokes | Martina Eberl | ||
| Anja Monke Anja Monke Anja Monke is a German professional golfer. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since 2004.In 2003, Monke won the International Amateur Championships of Switzerland and Italy, and was voted German Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year... |
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| Ellen Smets |
1Nordqvist and Gustafson defeated Webb and Lunn on the third playoff hole.