Spain's Ane Urchegui lost to England's Rachel Jennings in the final of the French International Junior Championship, held at the Saint Cloud golf course. The decisive match, scheduled as a best-of-36-hole affair, went to 35 holes due to the fierce battle put up by the golfer from San Sebastián, who never gave up.

A first round with ups and downs, which ended with her 2 holes down as she crossed the theoretical halfway point of the final, made things difficult for Ane Urchegui, who in the previous rounds had shown her strength by getting rid of players of the prestige of the Swede Caroline Hedwall and the also Spanish Carlota Ciganda.

Much more focused on the second 18 holes of the final, as was the Englishwoman Rachel Jennings, both players offered a great spectacle, an initial back and forth – partial victory of Ane Urchegui on the 1st hole of the second round; recovery of Jennings on the 2nd; triumph of the Spaniard on the 3rd before giving way on the 4th – which gave way to the best demonstrations of genius of Ane Urchegui when she scored the 6th and 7th holes, the latter by means of a significantly long putt.

Tied at that moment, Ane Urchegui displayed new doses of competence by winning holes 9 and 10 with two sensational strokes that left the ball in both cases, putting herself in charge of the final with a 2 advantage.

Far from being discouraged, England's Rachel Jennings reacted strongly, finishing the 11th and, above all, the 13th with great accuracy, a prelude to another outstanding play on the 15th that put her back in the lead. A spectacular bunker shot on the 16th – which allowed the Englishwoman to tie the hole at the last minute – and a lucky bounce of Jennings' ball on the 17th – which sent the ball directly onto the green – constituted the final moments of a great final in which Ane Urchegui performed at a high level.

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Rachel Jennings (ING) beats Ane Urchegui (ESP) 2/1