Cloe Amión and Balma Dávalos from Valencia, and Anna Cañadó from Tarragona, form the trio representing Spanish golf in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, an invitation-only tournament that reaches its thirtieth edition and brings together the countries that have earned the most merit in the last twelve months in top-level competitions.

A third place in 2016, a fifth in 2019, the celebrated victory in 2022 and the seventh place last year are the most recent outstanding precedents for Spain in this important competition, which is held from June 18 to 21 at the Japanese Chukyo Golf Club course without Spanish presence in the men's event.

Therefore, all eyes are on the trio comprised of a team very similar to the one that played last year, with the only change being Balma Dávalos replacing Rocío Tejedo. The captaincy falls to coach Marcelo Prieto.

The three Spanish golfers have more than enough merit to be in Japan this week. As an example, Cloe Amión is the current Spanish Absolute and Under-18 Champion, having defeated an inspired Balma Dávalos in both categories.

To highlight Spain's participation in this tournament, it suffices to say that it is the only European delegation with an invitation to the event, along with the Netherlands. South Africa, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Peru, the United States, and Mexico complete the women's tournament lineup for this edition.

Each team consists of three players who will compete in three rounds of 18 holes under the 'stroke play' format, with the worst result of each team being discarded in each round.

The 2022 victory sets the course

Spain has participated in this event intermittently, and not always in both categories. A regular participant in the 1990s and also present between 2002 and 2005, the men's team returned in 2018, achieving the runner-up position with David Puig, Eugenio López-Chacarra, Alejandro Aguilera, and Eduard Rousaud.

Previously, three bronze medals had been won in the 1994, 2003 and 2004 editions. And in 2019 Spain added another bronze.

The women's event is much newer, and Spain has only participated three times. Their first appearance resulted in a magnificent performance: Ana Peláez, Marta Pérez, and María Parra finished third, even leading the standings at the end of the penultimate day. Their second appearance was in 2019, and Spain finished in fifth place.

Finally, in 2022 Spain achieved victory thanks to Cayetana Fernández, Andrea Revuelta and Paula Martín, who beat Japan, the second-placed team, by 7 strokes.

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