The North Course of the Royal Spanish Equestrian Society Country Club, in the province of Madrid, hosts between July 9 and 13 the forty-first edition of the European Women's Team Championship, an internationally prestigious event that brings together nineteen countries in pursuit of the title, including Spain as host.

England, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Scotland, Italy, Iceland, Slovakia, Wales, Belgium, Slovenia and the Netherlands also take part in the competition.

Spain, the reigning European Women's Champion, is one of the tournament's leading contenders, having won it six times (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, and 2023). Indeed, their record in recent years has been more than positive: a gold medal in 2023; silver medals in 2010, 2011, 2016, and 2019; bronze medals in 2008, 2015, and 2022; and fourth place in 2009 and 2017. 

On the other side, a number of teams with more than enough talent to aspire to the top spot in the standings guarantee fun and excitement. This is the case with Germany, led by Helen Briem, a player of immense quality, number 3 in the world rankings, who has won three consecutive professional events on the LET Access Series circuit in recent weeks.

Special mention should also be made of the Swedish team, which has won this tournament ten times, this time backed by the presence of Meja Ortengren, number 25 in the amateur world ranking, two places ahead of the Italian Francesca Fiorellini, the great reference of the solid transalpine team.

Also worth considering in the betting is the England team, finalists in 2023 and with eleven victories to their name—more than any other team in this Women's European Team Championship—a historic statistic that should always be taken into account. Jess Baker, Rosie Belsham, and Patience Rhodes, with their extensive experience, are returning from last year.

The RSHECC, an exceptional setting for a great tournament

With an intense and exciting past that is fully integrated into the history of Spanish golf as part, in 1932, of the current Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, the RSHECC was inaugurated in its current location in 1997, serving as the venue for important amateur and professional tournaments since then, with special mention for the Madrid Open 2007 and the Madrid Masters Golf 2010, both integrated into the European Tour calendar.

Designed by Robert von Hagge, this Women's European Team Championship will take place on the North Course, a course with a noble and technical layout that always rewards good play.

 Competition system

The competition format includes two days of stroke play, which establish a ranking before the various knockout rounds for the title. It is essential to finish in one of the top eight positions in the preliminary round to be eligible for the title.

This tournament, whose first edition took place in 1959, was held biennially until 2007, when the European Golf Association (EGA) decided that the tournament would be annual until 2011 – with the exception of 2012, which was not held –, returning to its annual status from 2013.

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