Spanish golfer María Hernández has been chosen as the best female university golfer in the United States at the Honda Sports Awards, which annually recognizes the best athletes in twelve different disciplines.

Born in Pamplona 23 years ago, María Hernández has completed her academic and sports training at Purdue University during the last four years, in which she has won thirteen titles.

In 2009, her brilliant record, which also includes numerous victories in Spain and the European continent before crossing the Atlantic Ocean – Spanish Amateur Champion, Mediterranean Games Individual and Team, various team medals in European Championships of different categories – María Hernández has won six tournaments in the 2008-2009 season, four of them since the beginning of the year, with special mention for the great NCAA University Final, in which she beat the American Jennifer Song by one stroke after making two birdies in the last three holes.

The Spanish golfer, who has averaged 72.8 strokes throughout the year in university competitions, has applied for admission, now as a professional, to the Futures Tour, a satellite circuit of the prestigious American LPGA.