Barcelona native Mireia Prat has started the 2009 season with a remarkable performance at the Women's International Championship in Mexico, where she finished in tenth place after a steady improvement throughout the three days of competition.

Mireia Prat carded a 73 in her final round to climb back into the top 10, a goal that had become extremely difficult after her opening round of 81. In doing so, the Catalan golfer overtook her only compatriot in Mexico, Adriana Zwanck from Madrid, in the final holes.

She was also unable to reach the top of the leaderboard, despite her debut in the tournament, with a round of 76 strokes that suggested a Spanish presence in the fight for the title. In the following two days, the National Team golfer didn't find the results that would lead her to victory, but she did manage to secure a place among the top 12 in the tournament.

The winner of the tournament was Colombian María José Uribe, one of the greatest promises of Latin American golf since winning the US Women Amateur in 2007. With scores of 70, 71 and 73 strokes, the player from the University of Los Angeles obtained a clear victory at the Bosque Real Country Club.

María José Uribe succeeds Valencian golfer Carmen Pérez-Narbón in the list of winners of the International Championship of Mexico, who displayed her best game a year ago to win with four strokes advantage over the local player Alejandra Llaneza, who in this edition has been relegated to sixth place.

RESULTS
1.- María José Uribe (COL) 214 (70+71+73)
10.- Mireia Prat (ESP) 228 (81+74+73)
12.- Adriana Zwanck (ESP) 232 (76+78+78)
Full results