The Spanish women's team finished in a commendable second position in the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande Cup, European Nations Championship 2007, which was held on the Cadiz course of the same name with the participation of 16 men's teams and ten women's teams.
Led by Lourdes Barbeito, the Spanish team has found in the Compostela player Marta Silva a point of reference to rely on to achieve a success like the one achieved in 2005, when Emma Cabrera, Inés Díaz-Negrete and Lucía Mar finished in third position.
This time, to climb a step on the podium, the Galician golfer needed to deliver an exceptional individual performance—she finished third in the final standings—and to have strong support, a role perfectly fulfilled by Sonia Cólogan from the Canary Islands and Ane Urchegui from the San Sebastián National School, who carded a final round of 68. The title ultimately went to Germany, who dominated thanks to the outstanding tournament by Katharina Schallenberg, also the 2006 winner, and Caroline Masson.
In the men's category, the competition proved challenging for Spain, who were unable to overcome the exceptional level of competition. The team, captained by José Miguel Sagnier, failed to defend the title won in the last two editions in Sotogrande and fell out of contention for the victory, which went to the Danish team ahead of Ireland and England.
However, Spain finished the championship strongly, with Jesús Legarrea from Navarre shooting 67 and Íñigo Urquizu from San Sebastián carding a 70, the latter ultimately finishing sixth in the individual standings. The tournament was won by Irishman Rory McIlrory after he defeated Norwegian Marcus Thorp in a playoff.
MEN'S NATIONS CUP CLASSIFICATION
1.- Denmark 863 (214+224+214+211)
2.- Ireland 864 (214+215+220+215)
+.- England 864 (217+221+214+212)
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11.- SPAIN 876 (219+228+221+208)
INDIVIDUAL MALE CLASSIFICATION
1.- Rory McIlory (IRL) 281 (69+70+70+72) (Win in the play off)
2.- Marius Thorp (NOR) 281 (69+69+70+73)
3.- Gary Wolstenholme (ENG) 286 (71+74+72+69)
WOMEN'S NATIONS CUP CLASSIFICATION
1.- Germany 644 (142+142+139+214)
2.- SPAIN 657 (144+147+148+218)
3.- Wales 668 (148+147+150+223)
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION
1- Katharina Schallenberg (GER) 284 (69+71+75+69)
2.- Caroline Masson (GER) 287 (73+71+68+75)
3.- MARTA SILVA (SPA) 291 (71+74+71+75)