Ángela Revuelta, the current Spanish Junior and Under-16 Champion, secured a commendable second place individually at The Amundi Evian Juniors Cup, a leading tournament in world junior golf, held at the legendary Evian Golf Resort in France. The Madrid native, who played under par in the final round, was the driving force behind the Spanish team, which finished in fifth place overall.
Ángela Revuelta added another twist to her already perfect 2024 with a performance to remember, steadily improving until she put American Samantha Chiou, the dominant force in the women's competition, under real pressure. The Spaniard closed to within a single stroke of Chiou, and although she played under par – only three golfers have done so this week – she finished five strokes behind her rival.
However, that magnificent round with six birdies in nine holes was enough to displace fellow American Grace Carter from second place. The other Spanish player in the competition was Rut Díaz, who finished in fourteenth place.
In addition to Ángela Revuelta's comeback, Oliver de Wint (+2) and Martín Cervera (+12) also added to the Spanish total today. De Wint recorded his best day ever at Evian, a remarkable result that wasn't enough to secure a place in the final Top 10, which was dominated by Portugal's Martim Johansen.
The sum of these individual performances has brought Spain to fifth place overall with +38, far behind the spectacular +5 of the American team, which successfully defended the title won last year. France (+18) and Japan (+25) completed the podium.
It should be noted that the Spanish quartet has been assisted all week by captain Amparo Puig and coach Felipe Rodríguez.
Angela Revuelta continues to increase her loot
The medal won by Ángela Revuelta adds to the medals already earned in the tournament's seventeen-year history. Spain is consistently one of the most exciting participants in the event, thanks to the strong performances of the various teams sent since its inception in 2007. In this inaugural edition, Rocío Sánchez from Málaga triumphed in the women's category with two rounds of 70 strokes. In the team competition, the Spanish team—comprised of Javier Gallegos from Madrid, Javier Sainz from Biscay, and María Parrón from Murcia—finished second behind the Japanese team.
From that moment on, phenomenal results began to arrive, such as the team titles obtained in 2008, with Adriá Arnaus, Eder Moreno, Harang Lee and Natalia Escuriola, and in 2011 with Martín Larrea, Manuel Elvira, Covadonga Sanjuán and Alejandra Pasarín.
Furthermore, Spain's record in the event includes four silver and two bronze medals in the team competition; in the individual competition, Harang Lee, Nagore Martínez, Jaime Montojo, Álvaro Portillo, Álvaro Revuelta, Arián Rodríguez or more recently Samuel Love have won medals over the years with magnificent performances.
FINAL CLASSIFICATIONS
By teams
1.- USA +5
2. France +18
3.- Japan +25
5. Spain +38
Male
1.- Martim Johansen (GK) +1
11.- Oliver de Wint (ESP) +12
26.- Martín Cervera (ESP) +25
Female
1.- Samantha Chiou (USA) -2
2.- Ángela Revuelta (ESP) +3
14.- Rut Díaz (ESP) +30
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