08/03/2026

Danish Sarah Skovgaard Bils, champion of the 2026 Queen's Cup

She beat England's Elizabeth Wilson in the final of an edition without any Spanish players from the quarter-final round onwards.

2026 Queen's Cup. Check out the full results, photo gallery and other tournament information below in the Content section…

Queen's Cup 2026

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Denmark's Sarah Skovgaard Bils is the champion of the 108th edition of the 2026 Spanish Women's Amateur International, Copa de SM La Reina, held at La Reserva Club in Sotogrande (Cádiz). At 23 years old and on the verge of turning professional, the Nordic player defeated England's Elizabeth Wilson in the final on the 18th hole.

The final was dominated from the 7th hole by Sarah Skovgaard Bils – such is the nature of sport, she only just entered the tournament – and she managed to build a 4-up lead. However, the tension of the final holes and the Englishwoman's skill and fighting spirit meant the match went to the 18th.

This has been the culmination of a tournament marked by rain in the first days of play, which caused the cut to be made in 32nd place and not 64th, as initially planned.

SEMIFINALS: Bils and Wilson survive the penultimate hurdle of the week

The penultimate round of the tournament featured four players with no notable amateur experience, demonstrating the importance of form in golf. A prime example is 13-year-old Frenchwoman Eléa Bastoni, ranked 2,334th in the world, who barely had time to familiarize herself with the course and entered the tournament as a wildcard.

It's also interesting that her opponent for a place in the final, the aforementioned Elizabeth Wilson, older (18 years old) and more experienced, is ranked 1,046th. In any case, both players put on a thrilling semifinal with two very different halves. The first belonged to the French player, and the second to the British, leaving them tied until the 16th hole, where Eléa Bastoni took the lead. However, Elizabeth Wilson made two birdies on the last two holes, one to level the match and the other to seal the victory, finishing 1 up.

In the other semifinal, Denmark's Sarah Skovgaard Bils faced Italy's Guia Vittoria Acutis, 18, a match that ended with a clear 5/4 victory for the Danish golfer. Sarah Skovgaard Bils took the lead on the first hole, which the Italian player answered by tying the score, but from then on the Dane accumulated several leads until she closed out the match on the 14th hole.

QUARTER-FINALS: A tough round for the local golfers

The quarter-final draw, the third in chronological order, meant the impossibility of continuing Spain's excellent winning streak in the tournament (four in the last five editions). All three local players who were still active were eliminated under different circumstances.

Carlota López, from Valencia, who had been playing very well up to that point, couldn't compete against Sarah Skovgaard Bils, who was far superior throughout the morning, as evidenced by her victory on the 12th hole. The Spaniard only managed to win one hole. Even so, it was a good week for Carlota in one of the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar.

Then Rut Díaz succumbed to Elizabeth Wilson (3/2) in a more balanced confrontation that the Madrid native dominated by the minimum until the 6th hole; from then on the British player took control and never let go.

Angela Revuelta was left with one last chance, and she engaged in a fierce battle with Guia Vittoria Acutis that was decided in the final three holes. The Spaniard was never ahead, but she still managed to level the score on the 15th. On the 16th, she was given a penalty for losing the hole after removing sand from her line off the green, an unfortunate circumstance that the Italian player took full advantage of, closing out the match with a birdie on the 18th.

ROUND OF 16: Three of five Spanish players make it through the second round

The second session on Friday, the afternoon session, featured a fratricidal duel between Ángela Revuelta and Adriana García Terol, which was resolved in favor of the former by a score of 4/2 after starting by dominating from the first hole and closing her victory on the 16th hole.

Earlier, Rut Díaz defeated the Swiss Anahie Lohner Hutzli 2/1 after losing the first seven holes; Carlota López beat the Dane Benedicte Brent-Petersen with the same score but in a more comfortable match, as she was never behind on the scoreboard; and Carolina Pérez-Tasso could not beat the Englishwoman Elisabeth Wilson and fell 4/2.

ROUND OF 32: Five Spanish women advance past the first round

The first round of the tournament, which featured 32 players instead of the originally planned 64, was the round of 32. This round saw five Spanish victories; the most decisive was that of Carlota López from Valencia against Denmark's Cecilie Eggersen (6/4), whom she only conceded the lead on the second hole. Another clear win was Ángela Revuelta's victory over Ireland's Anna Dawson (4/3).

Then came the victories of Rut Díaz against the Mexican Alejandra Botaya (2up); of Carolina Pérez-Tasso against the Dutch Rosanne Boere (2up) and of Adriana García Terol, current Spanish Absolute Champion, against the English Lily Hirst on the 20th hole.

In this first round, Ioana García was eliminated, losing to Austrian Johanna Janisch (4/2); Cristina García fell to Frenchwoman Eléa Bastoni on the 18th hole after controlling almost the entire match; Carlota Carmona lost to Irishwoman Emma Fleming (1up) and Amanda Revuelta lost to Swiss player Anahie Lohner Hutzli (1up).

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Sarah Skovgaard Bils (DEN) defeats Elizabeth Wilson (ENG) by 1up

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