YORKSHIRE'S FULFORD TO HOUSE 2013 EURO LADIES TEAM EVENT

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
The English Women’s Golf Association is delighted to announce that it will host the European Ladies’ team championship from July 6-13, 2013, at Fulford Golf Club, York.
The championship is one of the premier events on the European calendar and the title will be contested by up to 20 teams. The event is an annual showcase for the Continent’s most talented women amateurs and many will go on to become leading professionals.
They will play for the European team crown on one of England’s finest inland courses. Fulford Golf Club, with its heathland and woodland setting, has been the host to 23 consecutive European Tour events.
It was the scene of one of the most famous shots in golf when, during the Benson and Hedges in 1981, Bernhard Langer climbed an ash tree by the green on the 17th to play his third shot. The list of winners at Fulford includes Tony Jacklin, Lee Trevino, Tom Weiskopf, Greg Norman and Sandy Lyle.
Emma Lowe, EWGA’s championship manager, commented: “We are delighted to be staging this prestigious tournament and to be able to hold it at Fulford. It is a fantastic venue, the club is steeped in history and the course is both wonderful and quintessentially English.
“It’s just a mile from the centre of York, which is one of Europe’s top tourist destinations, and we hope to also give our visitors the chance to explore the city and all it has to offer.”
Gary Pearce, Fulford’s general manager, commented: “Fulford has a rich history of staging professional and amateur events, hosting the inaugural ladies’ British Open in 1976, the ladies’ British amateur stroke-play championship, and providing the venue for many ladies’ Yorkshire county championships.
“The club and members are really looking forward to welcoming the teams from around Europe, and we hope that the golfing public will come to watch the action and support the home nation.”
Each nation will be represented by a team of six players who all play in two rounds of stroke-play qualifying to determine their places in the various matchplay flights. The top eight teams go into the championship flight to play for the gold, silver and bronze medals.
England has hosted this championship twice before, in 1971 at Ganton and 1991 at Wentworth, and on both occasions the home team won the gold medal. Altogether England have won this championship eight times, most recently in 1993. Since then, the team has been runner-up three times, in 1999, 2005 and 2009.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
English Women's Golf Association
Tel. 01603 507 416
Email: lyndsey.hewison@ntlworld.com