Borja Etchart from Biscay and Ana Fernández de Diego from Madrid both finished third in the 110th edition of the Biarritz Cup. Both shone in the final two rounds, but couldn't prevent the local golfers from securing the double victory that had eluded them in recent years.

Like Jorge Campillo from Cáceres, who finished fourth, Borja Etchart had chances of winning until the final round, but was overtaken by Sebastien Gros, who shot 60 in his third round and 63 in his last.

Ana Fernández de Diego, for her part, showed steady improvement, but it wasn't enough to dethrone the Frenchwoman Celine Herbin. Fellow Madrid native Bárbara Perera held the lead for the first two days, but her performance faltered, eventually dropping to tenth place.

In addition to those mentioned, 15 other Spaniards made the cut at Le Phare: Andrés Cuenca, Pedro Erice, Ignacio Elvira, Jacobo Pastor, Samuel del Val, David Borda, Antonio Hortal, Adrián Otaegui, Sergi Nogué, Juan Francisco Sarasti, Jorge Mazario and Sebastián García, in the men's category; and Lucía Mar, Araceli Felgueroso and Patricia Sanz, in the women's.

The Biarritz Cup, throughout its 110 editions, has seen three Spanish double victories. The most recent was achieved by Jorge Campillo and Emma Cabrera with their wins last year. This feat was also accomplished by Álvaro Velasco and Tania Elósegui in 2005, and by Gonzalo Fernández Castaño and Lucía Mar in 2001.

The list of Spanish winners in this traditional tournament in southern France also includes Pedro Oriol (2006), 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.

FEMALE CATEGORY
1.- Celine Herbin (FRA) 280 (70+73+70+67)
2.- Isabelle Boineau (FRA) 285 (75+72+70+68)
3.- Ana Fernández de Diego (ESP) 287 (70+78+66+73)