07/09/2026

Exciting English victory at the 2026 Spain U18 International

Francisco Cupp, José Antonio Salas and Luis del Rosal, in the Top 10

English triumph in the 2026 Spanish International Under-18 Men's Championship by George Whitehead, who beat Norwegian Mathias Aase on the first playoff hole at the Zaudín Golf Club, where the best Spaniard was Francisco Cupp from Castile and León, seventh in the standings.

Cupp (-13 overall) had a sensational week, broken down into rounds of 70, 67, 65, and 69. He had a slim chance of victory in the final round, but that hope vanished with the extraordinary performances of George Whitehead and Mathias Aase; both carded 64s in their final rounds to finish with an unreachable -20.

Also noteworthy is the performance of two other Spaniards in the Top 10: José Antonio Salas (-11) and Luis del Rosal (-10), both from Blumberlo, who carded 67s to climb the leaderboard. Javier Pérez-Tasso (-8), Mateo Hidalgo (-8), Aitor Medina (-7), and Bruno Quinto (-7) also finished in the top twenty.

Miguel Fuertes, also a protagonist this week

This tournament, which counts towards the World Ranking and the National Under-18 Ranking, saw Miguel Fuertes from Valencia take center stage with an exceptional round of 64 strokes (-7). In subsequent rounds, Fuertes slipped a bit, ultimately finishing in 26th place with a total of -4.

On the second day, Luis del Rosal and Mateo Hidalgo joined the top group, while on the third day the local weight fell on Francisco Cupp, who delivered a magnificent card of 65 strokes (-6) to maintain title options.

FULL RESULTS

1.- George Whitehead (ENG) 264 (69+66+65+64) Wins on the first play-off hole.

+.- Mathias Aase (NOR) 264 (67+66+67+64)

7.- Francisco Cupp (ESP) 271 (70+67+65+69)

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