Cayetana Fernández has achieved her first victory in the United States Collegiate League. The Madrid-born golfer, who continues her sporting career at Texas A&M University, won the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate tournament held at the Ridglea CC course in Fort Worth, Texas.
Cayetana Fernández, with a very brilliant record that includes victories in the Spanish Absolute Championship, the SM La Reina Cup and gold medals in the Junior World Team Championship and the European Absolute Team Championship, starred in an increasingly good performance, reflected in cards of 71, 70 and 68 strokes that allowed her to be two strokes ahead of Macy Pate, from Wake Forest University, and Vanessa Borovilos, from Texas A&M University, the next ranked.
Special mention also goes to Carolina López-Chacarra, who finished fourth, three strokes behind the winner, demonstrating her excellent form after winning the Jackson T. Stephens Cup the previous week. The Madrid native's potential helped her university, Wake Forest, finish first in the team standings. Additionally, Marta López from Almería finished in a commendable sixth place, at even par.
Carolina López-Chacarra's third individual title in the United States
Just a week earlier, Carolina López-Chacarra won her third U.S. Collegiate League title in a tournament that brought together top-level players. The Madrid native triumphed at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, held at the Oklahoma City Golf Club, with a display of excellent play.
So much so that the Wake Forest golfer beat Kiara Romero (Oregon) by four strokes and the third-place finisher, England's world number one Lottie Woad (Florida State), by nine. Only Carolina López-Chacarra played under par, with a first round of 66 strokes and two consecutive rounds of 70.
The Madrid native is the second Wake Forest golfer, nicknamed "Deac," to win this tournament in three years. This is her first individual title since winning the UCF Challenge and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in the spring of 2022, when she was a freshman. She also contributed to Wake Forest's victory in the 2023 University League Championship.
Paula Martín continues to add to her tally in the United States
Spanish golfer Paula Martín secured Spain's second victory of the year in the U.S. Collegiate League in early October. She achieved this feat at The Molly Invitational, held in California, where she led her Stanford University team to their first title of the season.
The Madrid native carded rounds of 67, 71, and 71 for a total of -7, an identical score to Riana Mission (University of San Francisco), who finished two strokes ahead of Constance Fouillet (California) and Vivian Lu (Washington). Her teammate Andrea Revuelta finished eighth at even par.
This was Paula Martín's first individual victory, as she begins her second season at Stanford. It's worth noting that in May she was instrumental in the team's victory at the NCAA Championships. Stanford had only won this award twice before.
Carla Bernat wins for the sixth time in the United States
Carla Bernat, in her final years at Kansas City, continues to add to her list of achievements. The Castellón native secured her sixth victory in the US college league at The Powercat Invitational.
And she did so with authority and excellent golf. Her rounds of 70, 71, and 67 strokes for a total of -8 were far beyond the reach of the other participants. Suffice it to say that the runner-up was her teammate Nanami Nakashima at -1. No other golfer managed to score below par at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Kansas.
This was Carla Bernat's sixth individual victory, making her one of the most decorated amateur golfers in Spain in recent years. Last year she won the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic; prior to that, she had won the 2022 Ron Moore Invitational, the 2022 Jim West Challenge, the 2023 Tulane Classic, and the 2023 Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational.
Keira Gonzalez debuts her sports resume in the NCAA
Meanwhile, Keira González from the Canary Islands secured her first victory in the U.S. Collegiate League by winning the Lady Paladin tournament at Furman University in South Carolina. The golfer, who previously excelled in several regional Junior Qualifying Tournaments in her autonomous community and later shone in various Spanish Junior Pitch & Putt Championships, used rounds of 68, 70, and 70 strokes to edge out the runner-up, Catie Craig of Western Kentucky University, by one stroke.
Another Spaniard, Casilda Allendesalazar, finished her participation in fifth place, three strokes behind her compatriot Keira González.