Spain was unable to continue its winning streak from this triumphant 2023 at the World Junior Girls Championship 2023 in Canada. There, the Spanish trio finished in eighth place, far from the medals, which went to Canada, South Korea, and the Czech Republic.
The Spanish team finished their run in this championship with a score of 147 strokes, dropping two places from the previous day. Andrea Revuelta was once again the best of the Spanish players, carding a 71, even par, followed by Rocío Tejedo with a round of +5.
At least, that result for the Madrid player has allowed her, individually, to recover two places in the overall standings and finish in a crowded eighth position, which she shared with four other golfers.
The overall victory went to Czech player Denisa Vodickova, ahead of Canadian Anna Huang and South Korean Soomin Oh.
Grit to overcome a difficult first day
Spain began its title defense in sixth place with a score of +1, a result of the grit shown by the trio playing in Canada. The day, which started poorly, turned around with the scores of Rocío Tejedo (par) and Andrea Revuelta (+1).
The player from Castellón found peace with the course thanks to a pair of good birdies on holes 13 and 14, while the player from Madrid experienced a rollercoaster ride with a happy ending: a birdie on the 17th. Things went worse for Anna Cañadó (+9), whose round didn't count. At the end of that opening day, Spain was sixth, four strokes behind the United States, the provisional leader.
On the second day, Spain climbed two places, despite having one more stroke in their total than on the first. Andrea Revuelta, with a par round (71), was decisive in the final result recorded at Brampton Golf Club.
The Madrid golfer started with a bogey on her first hole, but never lost control of the round. She eventually leveled the score to give her team some breathing room, and this time Anna Cañadó (73, +2) contributed with a superb display of patience and resilience: after nine holes she was at +4, but she slightly improved her round with two birdies that felt like victory. The discarded scorecard was therefore Rocío Tejedo's (75, +4).
Spain fell further away from the medals on the third day
The good news from the second day didn't carry over into the third, where Spain slipped further from the medal positions, falling to sixth place with a total of +7 for the day. Andrea Revuelta (74, +3) was once again the sharpest of the Spanish contingent, although her round faltered as it progressed. From a -2 on the 7th hole, she went to a final +3 due to an unfortunate finish, with a double bogey on the 18th. The other round that counted was Rocío Tejedo's (75, +4), who has struggled to find birdies all week.
It should be noted that Rocío Tejedo, Anna Cañadó and Andrea Revuelta have been accompanied on North American soil by Carmen Laguna in the role of captain and by Marcelo Prieto in the role of coach.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1. Canada (141, 142, 143, 138) 564 strokes
2. South Korea (141, 142, 143, 138) 564 strokes
3. Czech Republic (143, 141, 142, 139) 565 strokes
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