The 2023 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 25–28 October at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in

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. It was the 30th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the

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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

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2006 to 2021. Course layout

Teams

36 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players. The top ten finishing teams at the

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and the 2023 host nation were automatically qualified. The field was filled based on the two highest ranked players from each nation in the

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, with places assured from all five continents in the championship.

Winners

Team

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

won the trophy for their fifth title, beating team

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by four strokes. Team

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

earned the bronze another stroke back. Defending champion

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finished tied 13th, 17 strokes behind the winner.

Results

'' Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.'' Sources:

References

External links

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World Amateur Team Championships on International Golf Federation website
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