2023 Espirito Santo Trophy
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25–28 October |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24°28′N 54°32′E / 24.467°N 54.533°E |
| Course(s) | Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course) |
| Organized by | International Golf Federation |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,497 yards (5,941 m) |
| Field | 36 teams 108 players |
| Champion | |
| South Korea Lee Hyo-song, Seo Kyo-rim, Kim Min-sol | |
| 554 (−22) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 25–28 October at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
It was the 30th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
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 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour 2006 to 2021.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metre | 317 | 473 | 331 | 125 | 346 | 387 | 140 | 466 | 356 | 2,941 | 473 | 344 | 152 | 313 | 383 | 177 | 366 | 352 | 439 | 2,999 | 5,940 |
| Yards | 347 | 517 | 362 | 137 | 379 | 423 | 153 | 510 | 390 | 3,218 | 517 | 376 | 166 | 342 | 419 | 194 | 400 | 385 | 480 | 3,279 | 6,497 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Teams
36 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.[2]
The top ten finishing teams at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy and the 2023 host nation were automatically qualified. The field was filled based on the two highest ranked players from each nation in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, with places assured from all five continents in the championship.[3]
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Australia | Justice Bosio, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Caitlin Peirce |
| Belgium | Sophie Bert, Savannah De Bock, Céline Manche |
| Bolivia | Florencia Cuellar Gutierrez, Constaza Quiroga, Victoria Suarez |
| Canada | Monet Chun, Katie Cranston, Lauren Kim |
| Chile | Carolina Alcaíno, Michelle Melandri, Amelia Ruiz |
| Chinese Taipei | Huai-Chien Hsu, Ting-Hsuan Huang, Hsin-Chun Liao |
| China | Tong An, XinYu Cao, Zixin Ni |
| Colombia | María Hoyos, Ana Sofía Murcia, Cristina Ochoa |
| Czech Republic | Veronika Kedronova, Patricie Mackova, Denisa Vodickova |
| Denmark | Olivia Grønborg, Natacha Host Husted, Cecilie Leth-Nissen |
| England | Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Lottie Woad |
| Finland | Katri Bakker, Henni Mustonen, Emilia Väistö |
| France | Adéla Cernousek, Vaïrana Heck, Louise Uma Landgraf |
| Germany | Helen Briem, Chiara Horder, Celina Rosa Sattelkau |
| Hong Kong | Sophie Han, Arianna Lau, Hoi Ki Lau |
| India | Mannat Brar, Nishna Patel, Avani Prashanth |
| Ireland | Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan |
| Italy | Natalia Aparicio, Francesca Fiorellini, Matilde Partele |
| Japan | Mizuki Hashimoto, Mamika Shinchi, Miku Ueta |
| Mexico | Lauren Daiana Olivares, Cory Lopez, Vania Alicia Simont |
| Morocco | Malak Bouraeda, Sofia Cherif Essakali, Rim Imni |
| Netherlands | Rosanne Boere, Anne-Sterre den Dunnen, Lynn van der Sluijs |
| New Zealand | Eunseo Choi, Vivian Lu, Fiona Xu |
| Norway | Anna Krekling, Mia S. Lussand, Silje Torvund Ohma |
| Pakistan | Humna Amjad, Parkha Ijaz, Rimsha Ijaz |
| Philippines | Junia Louise Gabasa, Rianne Malixi, Grace Pauline Quintanilla |
| Scotland | Hannah Darling, Carmen Griffiths, Lorna McClymont |
| Singapore | Aloysa Margiela Atienza, Xingtong Chen, Inez Ng |
| South Africa | Caitlyn Macnab, Kajal Mistry, Megan Streicher |
| South Korea | Kim Min-sol, Lee Hyo-song, Seo Kyo-rim |
| Spain | Carla Bernat Escuder, Cayetana Fernández, Julia López Ramirez |
| Sweden | Ingrid Lindblad, Meja Örtengren, Kajsa Arwefjäll |
| Switzerland | Yana Beeli, Victoria Levy, Caroline Sturdza |
| Thailand | Eila Galitsky, Navaporn Soontreeyapas, Suvichaya Vinijchaitham |
| United Arab Emirates | Jamie Camero, Lara El Chaib, Intissar Rich |
| United States | Anna Davis, Rachel Kuehn, Megan Schofill |
Winners
Team South Korea won the trophy for their fifth title, beating team Chinese Taipei by four strokes. Team Spain earned the bronze another stroke back.[4] Defending champion Sweden finished tied 13th, 17 strokes behind the winner.
Results
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 140-137-138-139=554 | −22 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 144-139-135-140=558 | −18 | |
| Spain | 137-138-140-144=559 | −17 | |
| T4 | England | 144-137-139-140=560 | −16 |
| Thailand | 141-134-141-144=560 | ||
| T6 | Australia | 141-134-144-142=561 | −15 |
| United States | 142-139-144-136=561 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 138-144-142-140=564 | −12 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 148-135-141-141=565 | −11 |
| 10 | Italy | 143-147-137-141=568 | −8 |
| T11 | Germany | 140-142-143-144=569 | −7 |
| Scotland | 141-142-143-143=569 | ||
| T13 | Ireland | 139-145-141-146=571 | −5 |
| Norway | 143-142-146-140=571 | ||
| Sweden | 142-147-138-144=571 | ||
| 16 | India | 140-142-143-148=573 | −3 |
| 17 | France | 146-146-141-142=575 | −1 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 145-142-143-146=576 | E |
| 19 | Philippines | 143-146-140-149=578 | +2 |
| T20 | Colombia | 142-147-147-143=579 | +3 |
| Mexico | 144-145-143-147=579 | ||
| Singapore | 145-148-144-142=579 | ||
| T23 | Morocco | 144-145-145-147=581 | +5 |
| Switzerland | 144-151-142-144=581 | ||
| 25 | Finland | 148-149-143-142=582 | +6 |
| 26 | Japan | 145-141-147-150=583 | +7 |
| 27 | South Africa | 149-144-146-145=584 | +8 |
| 28 | Denmark | 151-146-145-143=585 | +9 |
| 29 | Netherlands | 147-148-145-147=587 | +11 |
| T30 | China | 152-142-149-145=588 | +12 |
| Czech Republic | 143-148-149-148=588 | ||
| 32 | Belgium | 144-153-147-151=595 | +19 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 150-153-145-152=600 | +24 |
| 34 | Chile | 153-161-150-149=613 | +37 |
| 35 | Pakistan | 151-156-159-162=628 | +52 |
| 35 | Bolivia | 162-164-160-167=653 | +77 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hsu Huai-Chien | Chinese Taipei | 72-68-66-69=275 | −13 |
| 2 | Cayetana Fernández | Spain | 68-69-70-70=277 | −11 |
| 3 | Seo Kyo-rim | South Korea | 69-67-71-71=278 | −10 |
| T4 | Inez Ng | Singapore | 72-70-68-69=279 | −9 |
| Avani Prashanth | India | 68-68-71-72=279 | ||
| Lottie Woad | England | 72-70-69-68=279 | ||
| Fiona Xu | New Zealand | 74-67-69-69=279 | ||
| T8 | Francesca Fiorellini | Italy | 73-75-65-67=280 | −8 |
| Maddison Hinson-Tolchard | Australia | 72-66-71-71=280 | ||
| Lauren Kim | Canada | 69-72-68-71=280 |
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.
References
- ^ "2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b Leonard, Todd (28 October 2023). "South Korea wins its fifth Women's Amateur Team title; U.S. ties for 6th". Golf Digest. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Teams announced for 2023 World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi". Gulf News. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE, Espirito Santo scoring, Female Team". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 WATC Abu Dhabi, UAE, Espirito Santo scoring, Female Individual". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2023.