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Anna Backman climbs onto the PING Junior Solheim Cup ranking table

Finland’s Anna Backman climbed onto the PING Junior Solheim Ranking, when she reached the semi-final in last week’s Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship, at Pyle & Kenfig GC, Wales. The performance gave her a chance to qualify for the European PING Junior Solheim Cup team for the match at Des Moines Golf & Country Club, Iowa, on August 15th and 16th.

The 18 year-old finished 12th in the strokeplay qualifier and then won four matches, before she lost against 2009 and 2011 PING Junior Solheim Cup player Leona Maguire from Ireland, in the semi-final. After beating Spain’s Ainhoa Olarra, Leona, 1st on the World Amateur Ranking, went on to win the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship but, as they are born in 1994 and 1995 respectively, neither are eligible to play in the PING Junior Solheim Cup. 

At the end of the qualification process, the top six players on the European Ranking will all earn places in Alison Nicholas’ team, with six additional players receiving a wildcard pick. The ranking is topped by Linn Grant, Amanda Linnér, Frida Kinhult and Beatrice Wallin, all four from Sweden. Currently in fifth place is Letizia Bagnoli from Italy, followed by Emma Spitz of Austria. Full leaderboad below. 

The next qualifying event is the ANNIKA Invitational Europe, at Halmstad GK, Sweden (June 20th-22nd), where the European Team Captain, Alison Nicholas, will attend to meet players and coaches and have a workshop with the participants, together with Solheim Cup Captain, Annika Sörenstam. 

The qualifying season will come to a close with the European Girls’ Team Championship, at St Laurence GC, Finland (July 11th-15th), and the European Ladies’ Team Championship, back at Montado Golf Resort (July 11th-15th).

To qualify for the European team, participants must be girls aged 12-18 years old (born 1999, or later), whom have not reached their 18th birthdays prior to January 1st 2017. Prospective team members must be amateurs and cannot be members of a competitive collegiate golf programme. In addition, they must also be European citizens.    

The 2017 event in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 15th-16th, marks the ninth time the European PING Junior Solheim Cup team will battle against the US Team, which currently lead the series with five wins, two losses and one tie.

For more information about the PING Junior Solheim Cup, please visit www.solheimcupeurope.com or contact pjsc@ladieseuropeantour.com.

Photo: R&A

 

Po.

Name

Country

Points

1

Linn Grant

Sweden

158.50

2

Amanda Linnér

Sweden

119.25

T3

Frida Kinhult

Sweden

100.00

T3

Beatrice Wallin

Sweden

100.00

5

Letizia Bagnoli

Italy

  97.50

6

Emma Spitz

Austria

  71.00

7

Julia Engström

Sweden

  67.17

8

Alessia Nobilio

Italy

  59.25

9

Line Toft Hansen

Denmark

  55.00

10

Mathilde Claisse

France

  52.00

11

Shannon McWilliam

Scotland

  50.00

12

Maja Stark

Sweden

  46.50

13

Anna Backman

Finland

  45.00

14

Alessandra Fanali

Italy

  40.00

15

Sara Kouskova

Czech Republic

  39.50

16

Carolina Caminoli

Italy

  38.00

17

Alexandra Försterling

Germany

  37.75

18

Esther Henseleit

Germany

  32.50

19

Annabel Fuller

England

  29.67

20

Annabel Wilson

Ireland

  27.75

21

Karoline Lund

Norway

  25.00

22

Caterina Don

Italy

  22.92

23

Samantha Fuller

England

  19.25

24

Hollie Muse

England

  17.25

25

Mairead Martin

Ireland

  15.00

T26

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard

France

  13.00

T26

Chiara Tamburlini

Switzerland

  13.00

28

Aline Krauter

Germany

  12.00

T29

Agathe Laisne

France

  10.00

T29

Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen

Denmark

  10.00

T29

Paula Neira Garcia

Spain

  10.00

32

Clarisse Louis

Belgium

    9.00

T33

Anna Zanusso

Italy

    8.00

T33

Dana-Helga Puyol Robert

Spain

    8.00

T33

Emilie Paltrinieri

Italy

    8.00

T33

Elena Moosmann

Switzerland

    8.00

37

Teresa Diez Moliner

Spain

    7.50

38

Isobel Wardle

England

    5.00

T39

Clara Manzalini

Italy

    3.00

T39

Elisabeth Codet

France

    3.00

T39

Elena Arlas Quiros

Spain

    3.00

42

Alizee Vidal

France

    2.50

43

Isabella Holpfer

Austria

    1.25