Spanish amateur women's golf is experiencing a surge of success, which Madrid native Andrea Revuelta has extended spectacularly with a new victory in the Spanish Women's Absolute International, Copa SM La Reina, where in the grand final she beat the Frenchwoman Sara Brentcheneff by 2/1.

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The new victory of the Spanish representatives is based, among other things, on the four gold medals accumulated in the European Championships of different categories in 2023, reaffirming Spanish golf as an indisputable reference in the European continent.

Fifth in the preliminary phase of this Copa SM La Reina, Andrea Revuelta developed from the beginning a precise, aggressive and consistent game that then led her to successively eliminate the Italian Francesca Pompa (5/4), the German Alena Oppenheimer (6/5), the Italian Paris Appendino (hole 19), the Swedish Kajsalotta Svarvar (3/1) and the Irish Annabel Wilson (4/3) before overcoming, in a final adorned with spectacle and emotion, the French Sara Brentcheneff.

Backed by an extraordinary sporting resume without having yet reached the age of majority - she turns 18 in April - Andrea Revuelta adds another notch to a belt of successes that includes the titles of Spanish Under 18 Champion 2021 and Absolute Champion 2023, two gold medals in the Under 18 European Team Championships 2021 and 2023, another gold medal in the Junior World Team Championships 2022 and two PING Junior Solheim Cups 2021 and 2023.

Andrea Revuelta's latest victory was built on an interesting mix of grit, efficiency and talent, virtues more than necessary to overcome the resistance of a Sara Brentcheneff who proved tough from beginning to end.

After three warm-up holes, all of which ended in a tie, Andrea Revuelta brought a powerful advantage to the final, capitalizing on her superior driving distance on almost every hole. The French player, trailing behind, could do little against the emboldened Spanish golfer, who built a commanding four-hole lead by the end of the 8th hole at the beautiful RCG Guadalhorce course in Malaga.

Accurate approach shots and timely putts on greens made increasingly difficult by the strong prevailing wind put Andrea Revuelta, a steamroller up to that point in the competition, in a strong position to win the final.

However, what seemed like a peaceful stroll during the first round turned into a gloomy panorama from that moment on, just when Sara Brentcheneff brought out a capacity for resistance that very little by little undermined the morale of the Spanish golfer.

It happened on holes 9 and 10, resolved in favor of the French player by means of two accurate putts, one of the shots that Sara Brentcheneff was executing with increasing confidence to the detriment of an Andrea Revuelta with slight hints of doubt.

The lead in favor of the Spaniard was reduced a little more on the 12th hole - after the ball went behind a palm tree that left her without a shot to the green - and, to equalize the contest, on the 13th hole, with a birdie from an emboldened Frenchwoman.

Five holes to go, the score tied, everything still to play for, the final was back to square one, with the difference that, with little room for error, every success or mistake was beginning to take on the character of a decisive moment. This description perfectly captured the story of the 14th hole, where Andrea Revuelta successfully sank an 8-meter putt that dashed the hopes of the French player, a testament to her determination and resilience throughout the second round.

With a hole-in-one advantage for the Madrid native on the 15th, pars for both finalists led them to the 17th, a par 3 with a pin positioned in a tricky spot, with water to the left. Andrea Revuelta executed her tee shot with marvelous precision, while Sara Brentcheneff's shot fell further to the right, a downhill attempt that ended in bogey, the final point of a thrilling duel where Spanish women's amateur golf, this time led by Andrea Revuelta, has continued its streak of success.

Carla Bernat and Cayetana Fernández, the latest Spanish winners

Carla Bernat from Castellón, winner in the 2021 edition, and Cayetana Fernández from Madrid, the best in 2022, were the last Spanish champions in this Copa SM La Reina, which ended up in the hands of the Swede Nora Sundberg in 2023 and, now, again in the hands of a Spaniard, Andrea Revuelta.

To find another Spanish victory, one has to go back to 2016, when Marta Pérez, now a professional, won a thrilling final against France's Chloe Salort on the last hole. Nerea Salaverría (2010), Carlota Ciganda (2005 and 2006), Beatriz Recari (2004), and Adriana Zwanck (2002) are other Spanish women who have managed to add their names to the list of winners this century.

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