| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August – 1 September |
| Location | Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland 53°23′24″N 6°33′58″W / 53.390°N 6.566°W |
| Course(s) | Carton House Golf Club (Montgomerie and O'Meara Courses) |
| Organized by | International Golf Federation |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | Montgomerie: 72 O'Meara: 73 |
| Length | Montgomerie: 6,365 yards (5,820 m) O'Meara: 6,336 yards (5,794 m) |
| Field | 57 teams 170 players |
| Champion | |
 United StatesKristen Gillman, Jennifer Kupcho, Lilia Vu | |
| 551 (−29) | |
| Location map | |
  Location in the British Isles  Location in the Republic of Ireland | |
The 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 29 August – 1 September at Carton House Golf Club on its Montgomerie and O'Meara courses in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.
It was the 28th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event. There were a record 57 team entries, each with two or three players. One nation, Lebanon, made its first appearance.
Each team played two rounds at the Montgomerie Course and two rounds at the O'Meara Course in different orders. The top 27 teams on the final leaderboard, except Norway and France, all played the fourth round at the O'Meara Course. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.
The United States team won the Trophy for their 14th title and first win in 20 years, beating team Japan by 10 strokes. Japan earned the silver medal while the defending champions South Korea team took the bronze on third place one more stroke back.
The individual title went to Cho Ayean, South Korea, whose score of 17-under-par, 273, was two strokes ahead of Jennifer Kupcho, United States, and Yuka Yasuda, Japan.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ Kowalski, Pete (1 September 2018). "USA Wins Title After Commanding Performance". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 29 January 2021.