Olafsdottir Helps Iceland to 13th at European Ladies' Team Championship
7/17/2023 10:56:00 AM | Women's Golf
HÄMEENLINNA, Finland - Purdue Fort Wayne women's golfer Anna Olafsdottir competed with the Iceland Women's National Team this past week, helping her home country to 13th place at the European Ladies' Team Championship.
The Iceland native played two rounds of stroke play and three rounds of match play. After the two rounds of stroke play, Iceland finished 13th among the 19 countries that traveled to Finland for the event.
In round one, Olafsdottir had her score taken as the fifth player. She shot a 78 thanks to three birdies. In round two, her 77 was one of two on the team that tied for the fifth score to be taken. She had a pair of birdies in her second round. In round two, Iceland moved three spots up the leaderboard. They jumped past Wales, Finland and Slovakia. The Icelanders also topped Belgium, Slovenia and Turkey.
Olafsdottir won her match against Slovakia on Friday (July 14) 4&3. She fell in her matches with Denmark and Italy. Iceland finished sixth in its flight for match play.
Sweden finished first in stroke play with a 44-under 676 and Spain won the top flight in match play.
Olafsdottir returns for her senior season at Purdue Fort Wayne, which opens on September 2 at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational in Kewadin, Michigan.
The Iceland native played two rounds of stroke play and three rounds of match play. After the two rounds of stroke play, Iceland finished 13th among the 19 countries that traveled to Finland for the event.
In round one, Olafsdottir had her score taken as the fifth player. She shot a 78 thanks to three birdies. In round two, her 77 was one of two on the team that tied for the fifth score to be taken. She had a pair of birdies in her second round. In round two, Iceland moved three spots up the leaderboard. They jumped past Wales, Finland and Slovakia. The Icelanders also topped Belgium, Slovenia and Turkey.
Olafsdottir won her match against Slovakia on Friday (July 14) 4&3. She fell in her matches with Denmark and Italy. Iceland finished sixth in its flight for match play.
Sweden finished first in stroke play with a 44-under 676 and Spain won the top flight in match play.
Olafsdottir returns for her senior season at Purdue Fort Wayne, which opens on September 2 at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational in Kewadin, Michigan.
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