The 2024 Spanish Interclub Junior Championship has concluded with resounding success at the Lauro Golf facilities, in the Malaga town of Alhaurín de la Torre, and has crowned the Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa team as the great winner of this edition.
The Andalusian team, made up of Joaquín Beltrán, José Miguel Bernal, Marta Estevan and Alba Camacho, achieved a result of 288 strokes in this second and final day, giving them a total of 509 strokes.
Following the Cadiz quartet was the team from the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo with a total of 524 strokes, and the team from the Real Club de Golf El Prat closed the podium of this 2024 Spanish Interclub Junior Championship, with an accumulated total of 525 strokes.
The Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa team has had Joaquín Beltrán and Marta Estevan as its leaders, as both have signed two cards of 71 strokes (-1), while José Miguel Bernal and Alba Camacho have closed their matches with two identical cards of 73 strokes (+1).
In the individual classification, Alonso Gutiérrez, from the RSHECC, and Biel Cabanes, from the Real Club de Golf El Prat, shared first place with a total of 140 strokes, and Manuel Martín, from the Club de Golf Playa Serena, completed the podium with two more strokes.
The FGM High-Performance Center team, first leader
The 2024 Spanish Interclub Junior Championship closed the first day with the team from the Madrid Federation's High-Performance Center taking first place thanks to a total of 297 strokes.
The Madrid team, made up of Hugo San José, Javier González, Pilar Montels and Rut Díaz, achieved a five-stroke advantage over the team from Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa, in second place, and eight strokes over three teams that shared third place: Club Jarama RACE, RNCGSS Basozábal and Real Club de Golf El Prat.
The team from the Madrid Federation's High-Performance Center had Rut Díaz as its main standard-bearer, signing 72 strokes, at even par for the course, followed by Hugo San José with 73 strokes (+1), Javier González with 75 strokes (+3) and Pilar Montels with 77 strokes (+5).
In the individual section, the performance of Alonso Gutiérrez, from the RSHECC, stood out, as he reached first place with a card of 69 strokes (-3), while Lola Prieto, from the Jarama RACE Club, and Juan Antonio Macías, from the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, shared the second position with two rounds of 70 strokes (-2).
On the other hand, it is worth highlighting the hole-in-one achieved during the first day by Valentina Corretja, from the Sant Cugat Golf Club team, on the 3rd hole of the Malaga course.
This 2024 Spanish Interclub Junior Championship featured the participation of thirty-four clubs (RSHECC – holder of the lowest combined playing handicap of all participants (9.0) –, Madrid Federation High-Performance Center, La Cañada, RCG La Peñaza, RCG Vista Hermosa, Basozábal, RCG El Prat, Escorpión, Torre Pacheco, Real Club Sevilla Golf, RCG Sotogrande, RACE, RCG Las Palmas, Lauro Golf, Sant Cugat, Centro Nacional, Playa Serena, Costa de Azahar, RCG Puerta de Hierro, RCG San Sebastián, La Dehesa, RSG Neguri, RCG Guadalmina, Terramar, Laukariz, El Plantío, CC Villa de Madrid, RCG Manises, RCG La Herrería, Larrabea, RCG Zarauz, RCC Córdoba, Retamares and Vallromanes) and each team consisted of two boys and two girls under 15 years of age holding national handicap and at least one year of seniority in their respective clubs. Each member of each team played 18 holes daily under the Stroke Play format, with the seven best scores from the eight total rounds played over the two days counting towards the final score.
Final Results
1. Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa (221 288) 509 strokes
2. RSHECC (307 217) 524 strokes
3. Real Club de Golf El Prat (305 220) 525 strokes
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