FRENCH INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR WOMEN'S TEAM 2025

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The 66th edition of the French International Junior 2025, Esmond Cup, one of the oldest tournaments on the women's calendar, has crowned France's Alice Kong as champion after she defeated Italy's Guia Vittoria Acutis in the tournament's grand final.

The local player, who defeated Spain's Liz Hao in the semifinals, gave her opponent virtually no chance in a 36-hole duel, despite the Italian golfer taking the lead on the 4th hole. However, it was a mirage, as Alice Kong leveled the score on the next hole and took the lead on the 7th, a position she did not relinquish until the end, when she secured her victory with a score of 5 and 4.

Liz Hao fell with honor in the semifinals

As for the performance of the Spanish team, Liz Hao concluded her participation in the tournament held at the popular Saint Cloud course, near Paris, in an outstanding manner, reaching the semifinals of the tournament and fighting until the last stroke to reach the final, but her opponent, the Frenchwoman Alice Kong, proved to be a very tough nut to crack.

The French player took the lead at the start of the match and even had a three-hole advantage, but the Madrid player never gave up and on the 13th hole managed to turn the situation around to take the lead on the scoreboard.

Liz Hao held that lead for four holes, but the French golfer managed to tie the match on the 17th hole, and as the score remained unchanged on the 18th hole, both players had to play up to three extra holes to decide the winner, which unfortunately for Spanish interests was Alice Kong.

Two out of two in the round of 32

The top thirty-two players in the Stroke Play phase of the 2025 French International Junior Championship faced off in the first head-to-head matches of the Round of 32, where Nagore Martínez set the tone with her 2, 1 victory over France's Constance Detroye. However, despite a valiant effort from Carlota López, she ultimately lost her match against the Netherlands' Rosanne Boere on the fifth extra hole.

With mixed results at the start of the day for the Spanish representation, the other two Spanish players present in the 1/16 final, Liz Hao and Amanda Revuelta, were forced into a fratricidal duel that fell in the favor of the former on the second extra hole, a fact that demonstrates the equality of the match and how well both golfers know each other.

Heads and tails in the round of 16

Thus, Nagore Martínez and Liz Hao faced the round of 16, where they were met by the Frenchwoman Manon Petitcolas and the Englishwoman Matilde Santilli respectively.

And once again, there could be no clean sweep for Spanish golf, as Nagore Martínez fell by a clear score of 4 and 3, while Liz Hao did manage to beat the British player by a score of 2 and 1.

Liz Hao, flawless in the quarterfinals

The quarter-final tie was once again very favorable for Spanish interests, as Liz Hao defeated the local player Louise Uma Landgraf and thus secured a place in the semi-finals.

Liz Hao played a very consistent game in this tie, taking the lead on the first hole and never falling behind, even reaching a two-hole lead, which her opponent managed to reduce to one until the last hole, where the Madrid native secured her victory 2 and 1.

Finally, it should be remembered that the Spanish team that traveled to Paris was initially made up of sixteen golfers and was captained by Carmen Laguna, who was accompanied by Marcelo Prieto in technical tasks and Óscar del Río in those related to mental preparation.