Anna Arrese from Barcelona has been proclaimed Spanish Amateur Champion after beating Carlota Ciganda from Navarre by one stroke and Azahara Muñoz by three, with whom she engaged in a spectacular and electrifying duel throughout the 72 holes of competition, which was held at the RCG Puerta de Hierro.

Anna Arrese has simultaneously won the titles of Spanish Junior and Under-18 Champion, adding all these awards to the Spanish Cadet Championship she won in 2008, brilliantly expanding a record that, on this occasion, has the added endorsement of having surpassed two of the golfers who are an essential reference in Spanish amateur golf.

Consistency, reflected in three consecutive rounds of 70 strokes and a final and decisive 69, was the key to Anna Arrese's victory, overcoming a stratospheric start by Carlota Ciganda – 64 strokes, the lowest round in the history of this tournament! – and the spirited reaction of Azahara Muñoz, who took the lead in the competition by taking advantage of a bad day by Carlota Ciganda (77 strokes) which ultimately proved decisive in the development of the championship.

With the leaderboard incredibly tight due to the aforementioned fluctuations, Azahara Muñoz held a slim one-stroke lead over Anna Arrese and a two-stroke lead over Carlota Ciganda at the start of the final day. The player from Malaga, very consistent throughout the first round (birdie on the 8th without any bogeys), maintained her lead until the 11th hole, at which point Anna Arrese caught up with her thanks to four birdies in quick succession (holes 6, 7, 9, and 11) that completely erased a shaky start (bogeys on the 1st and 5th).

Carlota Ciganda, waiting in the wings, had shared the lead with Azahara Muñoz between holes 7 and 9, but a bogey on the 10th and, above all, a double bogey on the 11th ruined her chances despite stringing together three unsuccessful birdies between the 14th and 16th, which, however, earned her the runner-up position.

Carlota Ciganda's stumble was curiously replicated by Azahara Muñoz between holes 12 and 14, all of which ended in bogey, clearing the way for the Barcelona native to victory. A birdie on the 14th hole allowed her to calmly withstand Carlota Ciganda's fierce final attack in search of a title that is already stored in Anna Arrese's record.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1.- Anna Arrese 279 (70+70+70+69)
2.- Carlota Ciganda 280 (64+77+70+69)
3.- Azahara Muñoz 282 (69+71+69+73)
4.- Marta Silva 287 (69+74+71+73)
5.- Camilla Hedberg 291 (71+75+74+71)

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