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| FRANCE CLAIMS WOMEN'S WORLD AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP BY 7 STROKES | |
 BAD SAAROW, GERMANY - Steady rounds from its three players in theweek's most difficult conditions proved more than enough Saturday as France produced a seven-stroke victory over 1996 winner Korea in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship at Sporting Club Berlin. France, which claimed the title on its home soil in the event's first playing in 1964, will hold the Espirito Santo Trophy, emblematic of superiority in women's amateur golf, until 2002 when it is scheduled to defend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The victory came a year after France secured the Womens' European Amateur Team Championship, making it the first nation to hold those titles concurrently. Three of the players from that six-woman European team - Maitena Alsuguren, Virginie Auffret and Karine Icher - combined this week to shoot 4-over-par 580 at the Nick Faldo Course and earn the gold medal. "I am once again very proud of them," said France's Gwladys Nocera, a former player now in her fourth season as an assistant coach at New Mexico State University, who at 25 becomes the youngest winning captain in Espirito Santo history. "They are three great golfers and wonderful friends, and I think that is a necessity." Korea's silver-medal performance meant it has not finished below a tie for fourth since 1994, a remarkable record for a nation that first entered the competition in 1990 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It ensured the runner-up position on the podium by shooting 4-over 148 and giving up only a stroke on the day to the winners. The real battle on a sunny but windy day was for the bronze, which Great Britain and Ireland took with a total of 15-over 591. A non-winner that has now placed in the top three seven times, GBI skidded out of contention with a 152. Still, that left it one shot ahead of Sweden and two ahead of 593s by Denmark and Spain, the latter returning a 2-under 142 to vault from a tie for 13th place. Japan was solo seventh at 594, followed by Italy and Netherlands sharing eighth at 595, the latter tying its best-ever showing. Australia, which equaled Spain's 142 on the day, concluded the top 10 at 596. Germany claimed a share of 11th with Norway at 24-over 600 while the United States of America, a 13-time champion, recorded its worst finish. Never below a tie for fifth until this week, it was 17th at 32-over 608. The record field of 40 countries was six larger than 1996 in Manila, Philippines. Although no individual honors were presented, Suzann Pettersen of Norway closed the week with a 1-over 73 to total 3-under 285. Hers was the only total beating par on the 6,155-yard (5,626-meter) layout that began the week soggy from frequent rains, but by the end of the week was running hard and fast. Pettersen posted the fifth-lowest individual total in the event's 19 playings and stood four ahead of Joo-Mi Kim of Korea and Alsuguren. Icher was fourth individually at 4-over 292. France showed early that it would not retreat when Auffret, the first player on the course, birdied the 461-yard (421-meter), par-5 first hole. She played the front nine in 1-over 37, a welcome change from the 83 she'd suffered through in the first round. "I don't think we realize we've won the World Championship," a stunned Auffret said after shooting her 76, which combined with Icher's 71 to form the team's return for the day. The French national team began preparing for this championship shortly after the Espirito Santo was awarded two years ago to the USA. Holding second place after the first round in Santiago, Chile, France steadily dwindled to a disappointing sixth-place finish. Shortly after the squad began working with a trainer who developed a daily stretching regimen, workout program and dietary guidelines. "It is not a sacrifice," Nocera attested. "It's not strict when you want to be number one. You have to make some decisions. It is wanting to do it. You don't become a champion like this," she added, snapping her fingers. France became only the third team to regain the Espirito Santo, joining Spain and the USA. And the 36 years between its triumphs is also a record that likely will stand for decades; before this, the largest term between titles was six years by Spain in 1986 and 1992. The championship is conducted by the International Golf Federation , founded in 1958 to encourage the international development of the game and to employ golf as a vehicle to foster friendship and sportsmanship. Recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the official international federation for golf, the IGF comprises the national governing bodies of golf in more than 90 countries. Play for the Espirito Santo began a fortnight during which the world's best amateur golfers will gather at this 36-hole complex outside Berlin. The men's Eisenhower Trophy begins Thursday over both the Faldo and Arnold Palmer Courses. GBI is the defending champion. That field is also expected to break records, surpassing the 52 countries from two years ago in Chile. --Please note that Germany is GMT +1-- BAD SAAROW, GERMANY - Final team and individual results Saturday from the 19th Women's World Amateur Team Championship, for the Espirito Santo Trophy, played over the 6,155-yard (5,626-meter), par-72 Nick Faldo Course at Sporting Club Berlin: TEAM STANDINGS Fin Team Scores 1 France 146 145 142 147 580 +4 2 Korea 144 148 147 148 587 +11 3 Gr. Britain and Ireland 148 147 144 152 591 +15 4 Sweden 145 148 150 149 592 +16 T 5 Denmark 142 154 147 150 593 +17 T 5 Spain 148 151 152 142 593 +17 7 Japan 146 147 150 151 594 +18 T 8 Italy 146 148 150 151 595 +19 T 8 Netherlands 150 145 149 151 595 +19 10 Australia 148 157 149 142 596 +20 T 11 Germany 148 150 152 150 600 +24 T 11 Chinese Taipei 150 145 154 151 600 +24 T 11 Norway 147 150 150 153 600 +24 14 Mexico 148 151 152 154 605 +29 T 15 Belgium 148 155 148 155 606 +30 T 15 Brazil 147 145 152 162 606 +30 17 United States 152 158 149 149 608 +32 18 Canada 149 156 153 153 611 +35 19 Chile 155 155 151 152 613 +37 T 20 New Zealand 146 152 161 156 615 +39 T 20 South Africa 153 152 153 157 615 +39 22 Paraguay 155 154 152 156 617 +41 T 23 Argentina 154 149 159 156 618 +42 T 23 Switzerland 151 156 159 152 618 +42 25 Puerto Rico 150 157 156 156 619 +43 T 26 Austria 157 157 155 153 622 +46 T 26 Finland 157 151 159 155 622 +46 28 Czech Republic 152 155 153 163 623 +47 T 29 Russian Federation 156 164 159 152 631 +55 T 29 Malaysia 157 155 159 160 631 +55 31 Philippines 156 155 165 157 633 +57 32 Iceland 157 154 164 163 638 +62 33 Indonesia 161 163 165 155 644 +68 34 Ecuador 165 152 170 164 651 +75 35 Portugal 159 169 163 164 655 +79 36 Guatemala 170 157 166 163 656 +80 37 Bolivia 166 164 171 174 675 +99 38 Greece 180 171 168 164 683 +107 39 Slovakia 182 185 183 178 728 +152 40 Croatia 183 185 176 187 731 +155 Fin Team/Players Scores 1 France 146 145 142 147 580 Maitena Alsuguren 74 72 67 76 289 Karine Icher 72 74 75 71 292 Virginie Auffret 83 73 75 76 307 2 Korea 144 148 147 148 587 Joo-Mi Kim 73 72 72 72 289 Shi-Hyun Ahn 71 78 76 76 301 Hyun-Joo Shin 81 76 75 77 309 3 Great Britain and Ireland 148 147 144 152 591 Rebecca Hudson 73 75 71 74 293 Suzanne O'Brien 78 76 73 78 305 Alison Coffey 75 72 79 79 305 4 Sweden 145 148 150 149 592 Susanna Berglund 71 77 77 73 298 Maria Boden 74 71 76 79 300 Jessica Lindbergh 78 80 74 76 308 T 5 Denmark 142 154 147 150 593 Carina Vagner 72 76 73 76 297 Rikke Rasmussen 70 78 81 74 303 Amanda Moltke-Leth 75 78 74 78 305 T 5 Spain 148 151 152 142 593 Tania Elosegui 72 78 77 72 299 Carmen Alonso 76 73 75 85 309 Marta Prieto 81 81 82 70 314 7 Japan 146 147 150 151 594 Miho Koga 72 73 76 76 297 Akemi Soto 75 74 74 75 298 Keiko Inoue 74 77 81 80 312 T 8 Italy 146 148 150 151 595 Veronica Zorzi 73 72 74 76 295 Barbara Vianello 75 76 78 75 304 Federica Piovano 73 84 76 76 309 T 8 Netherlands 150 145 149 151 595 Nienke Nijenhuis 75 71 78 77 301 Dewi C. Schreefel 76 75 77 74 302 Joan van de Kraats 75 74 72 84 305 10 Australia 148 157 149 142 596 Lindsey Wright 73 77 72 72 294 Helen Beatty 75 81 78 70 304 Rebecca Stevenson 79 80 77 74 310 T 11 Germany 148 150 152 150 600 Miriam Nagl 74 74 75 79 302 Nicole Stillig 75 80 77 73 305 Martina Eberl 74 76 80 77 307 T 11 Chinese Taipei 150 145 154 151 600 Candie I-Ping Kung 72 71 74 77 294 Nien-Tzu Yu 79 74 82 74 309 Chin-Huei Hung 78 76 80 80 314 T 11 Norway 147 150 150 153 600 Suzann Pettersen 69 72 71 73 285 Monica Gundersrud 81 78 79 80 318 Line Berg 78 80 79 87 324 14 Mexico 148 151 152 154 605 Lorena Ochoa 73 74 76 77 300 Violeta Retamoza 75 77 76 77 305 Tanya Dergal 80 78 87 79 324 T 15 Belgium 148 155 148 155 606 Celestine de Vos 74 78 73 78 303 Veronique Verhaegen 74 77 78 78 307 Naima Ghilain 77 81 75 77 310 T 15 Brazil 147 145 152 162 606 Candy Hannemann 72 73 74 81 300 Cristina Baldi 75 72 84 87 318 Maria Priscila Iida 82 84 78 81 325 17 United States 152 158 149 149 608 Hilary Homeyer 77 80 74 73 304 Stephanie Keever 75 80 75 78 308 Laura Myerscough 79 78 80 76 313 18 Canada 149 156 153 153 611 Laura Henderson 73 78 78 75 304 Mary Ann Lapointe 78 78 75 78 309 Alena Sharp 76 78 82 82 318 19 Chile 155 155 151 152 613 Gloria Soto Ferrada 77 79 73 77 306 Nicolle Perrot W. 78 76 78 75 307 Maria Jose Hurtado 78 82 80 83 323 T 20 New Zealand 146 152 161 156 615 Brenda Ormsby 70 76 80 80 306 Tina Howard 76 79 83 76 314 Debbie Smith 81 76 81 80 318 T 20 South Africa 153 152 153 157 615 Annerie Wessels 74 76 76 81 307 Vanessa Smith 79 76 77 76 308 Sanet Marais 82 80 85 83 330 22 Paraguay 155 154 152 156 617 Celeste Troche 75 72 75 75 297 Julieta Granada 80 82 77 86 325 Maria Rocio Delmas 80 82 84 81 327 T 23 Argentina 154 149 159 156 618 Maria Olivero 78 74 79 78 309 Marilu White 76 75 89 78 318 Maria Sol Arenas 80 84 80 78 322 T 23 Switzerland 151 156 159 152 618 Niloufar Azam 69 85 83 72 309 Nora Angehrn 83 78 76 82 319 Sheila Lee 82 78 87 80 327 25 Puerto Rico 150 157 156 156 619 Sasha Medina 72 78 78 78 306 Karen Calvesbert 78 79 78 78 313 Carmen Ana Rivera 85 85 82 80 332 T 26 Austria 157 157 155 153 622 L. Mensi-Klarbach 82 78 74 77 311 Tina Schneeberger 75 79 81 78 313 Rosanna Zernatto 84 87 82 76 329 T 26 Finland 157 151 159 155 622 Pia Koivuranta 77 76 76 76 305 H. Leena Salonen 82 75 83 80 320 Ursula Tuutti 80 82 85 79 326 28 Czech Republic 152 155 153 163 623 Jana Peterkova 75 76 76 81 308 Petra Kvidova 77 79 77 82 315 Marta Balkova 82 81 83 85 331 T 29 Russian Federation 156 164 159 152 631 Maria Kostina 77 82 76 75 310 Ouliana Rotmistrova 79 82 83 77 321 Svetlana Afanasieva 87 87 85 77 336 T 29 Malaysia 157 155 159 160 631 Lim Ai Lian 79 74 77 82 312 Koe Lai Yin 78 81 82 78 319 Valerie Tan Kim Leng 92 87 86 86 351 31 Philippines 156 155 165 157 633 Carmelete Villaroman 77 77 82 79 315 Ria Quiazon 79 81 84 78 322 Maria Ruby Chico 82 78 83 80 323 32 Iceland 157 154 164 163 638 R. Sigurdardottir 76 80 79 80 315 Olof M. Jonsdottir 81 74 85 83 323 Herborg Amarsdottir 87 82 89 85 343 33 Indonesia 161 163 165 155 644 Ani Iman 77 83 83 77 320 Sretno Purwandari 86 80 84 78 328 Titi Puryanti 84 86 82 82 334 34 Ecuador 165 152 170 164 651 Maria Jose Ferro 83 78 82 82 325 Kitty Hwang Choi 83 74 88 82 327 Katherine Pareja 82 87 88 84 341 35 Portugal 159 169 163 164 655 Carolina Catanho 81 89 76 81 327 Rita Jordao 88 81 90 83 342 Carla Cruz 78 88 87 90 343 36 Guatemala 170 157 166 163 656 Beatriz de Arenas 81 80 81 79 321 Maria C. Arenas 89 77 85 90 341 Florencia de Rolz 91 92 94 84 361 37 Bolivia 166 164 171 174 675 Ella Maria Asbun 82 85 85 89 341 Veronica Maldonado 84 81 92 85 342 Ximena Maldonado 97 83 86 89 355 38 Greece 180 171 168 164 683 Marina Simeonoglou 87 84 84 80 335 Chryssi Vafiades 93 87 88 84 352 Irene Krambs 93 90 84 88 355 39 Slovakia 182 185 183 178 728 Zuzana Kamasova 84 83 87 79 333 Andrea Randuskova 98 105 96 99 398 Barbora Kachlikova 109 102 110 106 427 40 Croatia 183 185 176 187 731 Snjezana Crnoglavac 94 91 88 88 361 Sanja S. Kelemen 89 94 88 99 370 Daria Zubrinic 107 97 107 107 418 INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Fin Name Team Scores 1 Suzann Pettersen Norway 69 72 71 73 285 -3 T 2 Joo-Mi Kim Korea 73 72 72 72 289 +1 T 2 Maitena Alsuguren France 74 72 67 76 289 +1 4 Karine Icher France 72 74 75 71 292 +4 5 Rebecca Hudson GBI 73 75 71 74 293 +5 T 6 Lindsey Wright Australia 73 77 72 72 294 +6 T 6 Candie I-Ping Kung Ch. Taipei 72 71 74 77 294 +6 8 Veronica Zorzi Italy 73 72 74 76 295 +7 T 9 Celeste Troche Paraguay 75 72 75 75 297 +9 T 9 Carina Vagner Denmark 72 76 73 76 297 +9 T 9 Miho Koga Japan 72 73 76 76 297 +9 T 12 Susanna Berglund Sweden 71 77 77 73 298 +10 T 12 Akemi Soto Japan 75 74 74 75 298 +10 14 Tania Elosegui Spain 72 78 77 72 299 +11 T 15 Lorena Ochoa Mexico 73 74 76 77 300 +12 T 15 Maria Boden Sweden 74 71 76 79 300 +12 T 15 Candy Hannemann Brazil 72 73 74 81 300 +12 T 18 Shi-Hyun Ahn Korea 71 78 76 76 301 +13 T 18 Nienke Nijenhuis Netherland 75 71 78 77 301 +13 T 20 Dewi C. Schreefel Netherland 76 75 77 74 302 +14 T 20 Miriam Nagl Germany 74 74 75 79 302 +14 T 22 Rikke Rasmussen Denmark 70 78 81 74 303 +15 T 22 Celestine de Vos Belgium 74 78 73 78 303 +15 T 24 Helen Beatty Australia 75 81 78 70 304 +16 T 24 Hilary Homeyer USA 77 80 74 73 304 +16 T 24 Barbara Vianello Italy 75 76 78 75 304 +16 T 24 Laura Henderson Canada 73 78 78 75 304 +16 T 28 Nicole Stillig Germany 75 80 77 73 305 +17 T 28 Pia Koivuranta Finland 77 76 76 76 305 +17 T 28 Violeta Retamoza Mexico 75 77 76 77 305 +17 T 28 Suzanne O'Brien GBI 78 76 73 78 305 +17 T 28 Amanda Moltke-Leth Denmark 75 78 74 78 305 +17 T 28 Alison Coffey GBI 75 72 79 79 305 +17 T 28 Joan van de Kraats Netherland 75 74 72 84 305 +17 T 35 Gloria Soto Ferrada Chile 77 79 73 77 306 +18 T 35 Sasha Medina P. Rico 72 78 78 78 306 +18 T 35 Brenda Ormsby N. Zealand 70 76 80 80 306 +18 T 38 Nicolle Perrot W. Chile 78 76 78 75 307 +19 T 38 Virginie Auffret France 83 73 75 76 307 +19 T 38 Martina Eberl Germany 74 76 80 77 307 +19 T 38 Veronique Verhaegen Belgium 74 77 78 78 307 +19 T 38 Annerie Wessels S. Africa 74 76 76 81 307 +19 T 43 Jessica Lindbergh Sweden 78 80 74 76 308 +20 T 43 Vanessa Smith S. Africa 79 76 77 76 308 +20 T 43 Stephanie Keever USA 75 80 75 78 308 +20 T 43 Jana Peterkova Czech Rep. 75 76 76 81 308 +20 T 47 Niloufar Azam Switzrland 69 85 83 72 309 +21 T 47 Nien-Tzu Yu Ch. Taipei 79 74 82 74 309 +21 T 47 Federica Piovano Italy 73 84 76 76 309 +21 T 47 Hyun-Joo Shin Korea 81 76 75 77 309 +21 T 47 Mary Ann Lapointe Canada 78 78 75 78 309 +21 T 47 Maria Olivero Argentina 78 74 79 78 309 +21 T 47 Carmen Alonso Spain 76 73 75 85 309 +21 T 54 Rebecca Stevenson Australia 79 80 77 74 310 +22 T 54 Maria Kostina Russia 77 82 76 75 310 +22 T 54 Naima Ghilain Belgium 77 81 75 77 310 +22 57 L. Mensi-Klarbach Austria 82 78 74 77 311 +23 T 58 Keiko Inoue Japan 74 77 81 80 312 +24 T 58 Lim Ai Lian Malaysia 79 74 77 82 312 +24 T 60 Laura Myerscough USA 79 78 80 76 313 +25 T 60 Karen Calvesbert P. Rico 78 79 78 78 313 +25 T 60 Tina Schneeberger Austria 75 79 81 78 313 +25 T 63 Marta Prieto Spain 81 81 82 70 314 +26 T 63 Tina Howard N. Zealand 76 79 83 76 314 +26 T 63 Chin-Huei Hung Ch. Taipei 78 76 80 80 314 +26 T 66 Carmelete Villaroman Phil 77 77 82 79 315 +27 T 66 R. Sigurdardottir Iceland 76 80 79 80 315 +27 T 66 Petra Kvidova Czech Rep. 77 79 77 82 315 +27 T 69 Marilu White Argentina 76 75 89 78 318 +30 T 69 Monica Gundersrud Norway 81 78 79 80 318 +30 T 69 Debbie Smith N. Zealand 81 76 81 80 318 +30 T 69 Alena Sharp Canada 76 78 82 82 318 +30 T 69 Cristina Baldi Brazil 75 72 84 87 318 +30 T 74 Koe Lai Yin Malaysia 78 81 82 78 319 +31 T 74 Nora Angehrn Switzrland 83 78 76 82 319 +31 T 76 Ani Iman Indonesia 77 83 83 77 320 +32 T 76 H. Leena Salonen Finland 82 75 83 80 320 +32 T 78 Ouliana Rotmistrova Russia 79 82 83 77 321 +33 T 78 Beatriz de Arenas Guatemala 81 80 81 79 321 +33 T 80 Maria Sol Arenas Argentina 80 84 80 78 322 +34 T 80 Ria Quiazon Phil 79 81 84 78 322 +34 T 82 Maria Ruby Chico Phil 82 78 83 80 323 +35 T 82 Maria Jose Hurtado Chile 78 82 80 83 323 +35 T 82 Olof M. Jonsdottir Iceland 81 74 85 83 323 +35 T 85 Tanya Dergal Mexico 80 78 87 79 324 +36 T 85 Line Berg Norway 78 80 79 87 324 +36 T 87 Maria Priscila Iida Brazil 82 84 78 81 325 +37 T 87 Maria Jose Ferro Ecuador 83 78 82 82 325 +37 T 87 Julieta Granada Paraguay 80 82 77 86 325 +37 90 Ursula Tuutti Finland 80 82 85 79 326 +38 T 91 Sheila Lee Switzrland 82 78 87 80 327 +39 T 91 Carolina Catanho Portugal 81 89 76 81 327 +39 T 91 Maria Rocio Delmas Paraguay 80 82 84 81 327 +39 T 91 Kitty Hwang Choi Ecuador 83 74 88 82 327 +39 95 Sretno Purwandari Indonesia 86 80 84 78 328 +40 96 Rosanna Zernatto Austria 84 87 82 76 329 +41 97 Sanet Marais S. Africa 82 80 85 83 330 +42 98 Marta Balkova Czech Rep. 82 81 83 85 331 +43 99 Carmen Ana Rivera P. Rico 85 85 82 80 332 +44 100 Zuzana Kamasova Slovakia 84 83 87 79 333 +45 101 Titi Puryanti Indonesia 84 86 82 82 334 +46 102 Marina Simeonoglou Greece 87 84 84 80 335 +47 103 Svetlana Afanasieva Russia 87 87 85 77 336 +48 T104 Katherine Pareja Ecuador 82 87 88 84 341 +53 T104 Ella Maria Asbun Bolivia 82 85 85 89 341 +53 T104 Maria C. Arenas Guatemala 89 77 85 90 341 +53 T107 Rita Jordao Portugal 88 81 90 83 342 +54 T107 Veronica Maldonado Bolivia 84 81 92 85 342 +54 T109 Herborg Amarsdottir Iceland 87 82 89 85 343 +55 T109 Carla Cruz Portugal 78 88 87 90 343 +55 111 Valerie Tan Kim Leng Malaysia 92 87 86 86 351 +63 112 Chryssi Vafiades Greece 93 87 88 84 352 +64 T113 Irene Krambs Greece 93 90 84 88 355 +67 T113 Ximena Maldonado Bolivia 97 83 86 89 355 +67 T115 Florencia de Rolz Guatemala 91 92 94 84 361 +73 T115 Snjezana Crnoglavac Croatia 94 91 88 88 361 +73 117 Sanja S. Kelemen Croatia 89 94 88 99 370 +82 118 Andrea Randuskova Slovakia 98 105 96 99 398 +110 119 Daria Zubrinic Croatia 107 97 107 107 418 +130 120 Barbora Kachlikova Slovakia 109 102 110 106 427 +139 |
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