Carla Bernat (T17, +3 total) finished her run at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur with a smile, a prestigious tournament in which she steadily improved throughout the competition, ultimately carding a par round at the legendary Augusta National Golf Club. For Spanish golfers, the best news of the week was three more making the cut: Andrea Revuelta (T20, +4), Cayetana Fernández (T20, +4), and Paula Martín (T24, +5).
Carla Bernat finished the day, the only one played at Augusta National, at even par. She carded four birdies. The only downside was a bogey on the 18th, which prevented her from finishing in the top 15. Her fellow players were less sharp on Saturday and failed to make a significant impact on the leaderboard. The best round was Andrea Revuelta's +2.
The victory went to England's Lottie Woad (-8), who with three birdies in the last four holes beat American Bailey Shoemaker (-7) by one stroke, who recorded a spectacular round (-6).
Four Spanish women survived the Champions Retreat filter
Four of the seven Spanish representatives at this Augusta National Women's Amateur earned the right to compete in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club, a privilege reserved for the thirty golfers with the best scores after the first two rounds at Champions Retreat. These players are Cayetana Fernández, Paula Martín, Andrea Revuelta, and Carla Bernat.
Cayetana Fernández remained the best Spanish player on Thursday with a round of 74 strokes, higher than the first, but also sprinkled with great moments, such as her birdie on the 17th, the result of a putt of about fifteen meters.
The other two members of Madrid's 'golden trio' of golf, Paula Martín (73) and Andrea Revuelta (74), also played with similar consistency, while the best round of the day was Carla Bernat's 69. The Castellón native carded four birdies to create the most dazzling scorecard of the day.
Carolina López-Chacarra (+4), Julia López (+5), and Rocío Tejedo (+11) were eliminated from the final round. In the case of the Madrid native, only one stroke separated her from qualifying at the Champions Retreat.
Four years of life and remarkable Spanish performances
In the first edition of the tournament, in 2019, the Spanish performance, very notable, was carried out by Ainhoa Olarra from San Sebastián and Marta Pérez from Valencia, who finished in 13th and 21st place, respectively, and experienced a historic moment, given that the third and final round of competition was played at the aforementioned Augusta National, which for the first time opened its facilities to a women's competition.
In 2021, Ana Peláez bowed out with a magnificent feeling: she finished twelfth, with the added merit of overcoming a lackluster second round (79 strokes). Carolina López-Chacarra also participated in this edition, missing the cut, a situation she would repeat in 2022 along with Carla Bernat.
Things went much better for Cayetana Fernández in the 2023 edition, when the Madrid golfer finished in fourth position, the best Spanish performance to date in this tournament.
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