Anna Arrese from Barcelona has won the Spanish International Junior Women's Championship in a thrilling final against Germany's Nicola Roessler, decided on the last hole. The Spanish player thus adds another success to a brilliant 2008 season.

Anna Arrese trailed in the final held at the Arcos Gardens course in Cádiz until the final stretch, where she managed to first equal the German player and then surpass her on the 18th hole. Her good short game proved decisive in the outcome of the duel.

Anna Arrese patiently waited for her opportunity against a German player who held the lead halfway through the round, lost it on the 14th hole, and then regained it. On the 17th and 18th holes, the Spaniard capitalized on two erratic drives from her opponent to deliver the decisive blow.

Before reaching the final, the Catalan golfer easily overcame the obstacles presented by the match draw. In the lower half of the draw, she defeated Lourdes López (3/1), the German Jennifer Weise (2/1), Noemí Jiménez (2/1), and Ana Fernández de Mesa, whom she beat comfortably 6/4 in the semifinals.

For her part, Nicola Roessler emerged as the German alternative to the title after previously eliminating three Spanish players: Patricia Lobato (2/1), Camilla Hedberg (3/2) and Beatriz Serra (2/1).

This victory in the Spanish International Junior Women's Championship is the third major win in 2008 for Anna Arrese – a player who is currently part of the National School – after the Doral-Publix Junior Classic, a 14-15 year old women's category, and the Spanish Cadet Championship.

Furthermore, the Barcelona native has taken over the tournament's record from a current professional golfer, the Frenchwoman Julie Greciet, who beat the Galician Teresa Puga in the final last year.

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Anna Arrese (ESP) defeats Nicola Roessler (GER) by 1up