The winner of the 112th edition of the Biarritz Cup, a tournament held at the course of the same name in southwest France between July 15 and 18, almost went to Spain once again. Ignacio Elvira did everything right to win, and only the playoff hole prevented him from taking the victory, which went to Frenchman Baptiste Courtachon with a score of 262, 14 under par. The success achieved last year by Carlos Pigem and Nerea Salaverría, champions in their respective categories, could not be repeated.

After three days of competition, Bauptiste Courtachon led the standings with a total of 191 strokes, while Ignacio Elvira was just one stroke behind.

A regular in the national teams, the Cantabrian player, who had just helped to achieve a fourth place in the Absolute European Team Championship, starred in a very consistent tournament, demonstrating his great form.

Ignacio Elvira, who this year has been studying at Texas A&M University, signed a total of 262 strokes, with rounds of 63, 66, 63 and 70 strokes, for a total of 14 under par, tying with the French player, who snatched victory from him in the playoff at the last minute.

The next Spaniard to qualify was Carlos Pigem, the defending champion. At the start of the final round, he was in ninth place. However, a brilliant round of 66 strokes propelled him to a commendable fourth place, with a total of 267 strokes, 9 under par.

Juan Francisco Sarasti also managed to sneak into the Top 10 of the Biarritz Cup after also exhibiting a remarkable performance to sign 272 strokes, -4 in the total, which earned him 9th place.

Of the rest of the Spanish representation, the performance of Alberto Fernández stands out (276 strokes in total), which allowed him to qualify in seventeenth place thanks to an extraordinary final round of 64 strokes.

Sebastián García, with 280 strokes, in 27th place, and Antonio Hortal, who with 281 strokes in 33rd place in the classification completed the Spanish performance.

In the women's category, the victory went to French player Morgane Bazin de Jessey, who started the final round as the leader and maintained that position until securing the win with a score of 277 strokes, one over par. Isabel Jiménez, with 287 strokes, and Clara Baena, with 288 strokes, were the highest-placed Spanish players, in fifth and sixth positions, respectively.

The Biarritz Cup saw its fourth Spanish one-two finish in its 110-year history in 2009, thanks to Carlos Pigem and Nerea Salaverría. Previous Spanish teams had achieved this feat in 2007, 2005, 2007, 2005, and 2001, thanks to Jorge Campillo and Emma Cabrera, Álvaro Velasco and Tania Elósegui, and Gonzalo Fernández Castaño and Lucía Mar.

In addition, Francisco Cea (1994), Álvaro Salto (1995 and 1996) and Juan Carlos Agüero (1997), in the male category, and María del Carmen Florán (1989), Laura Navarro (1993), and Sara Beautell (1998), in the female category, have also achieved victories in this prestigious tournament.