Spain has won the silver medal in the Ladies World Amateur Team Championship held at the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, only surpassed by Sweden, who accumulated 12 strokes less than the Spanish team in the final standings.

In addition, Spain's Azahara Muñoz won the bronze medal in the individual competition, sharing the podium with Sweden's Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist, the main protagonists of the competition.

The Spanish team, made up of Azahara Muñoz from Malaga, Carlota Ciganda from Navarre and Belén Mozo from Cadiz, with Macarena Campomanes as captain and José Gallardo as coach, occupied second place from the first day of the tournament, a position that they would maintain throughout its development in a thrilling race to unseat Sweden from the lead already acquired at the end of the first 18 holes of competition.

Azahara Muñoz's outstanding performance on the first day, Carlota Ciganda's exceptional performance in the second round – 66 strokes, the best result of the entire competition, a course record – the general difficulties of all participants on the third day of competition and the consolidation of second place, once the tremendous strength of the Swedes was confirmed also in the last 18 holes, characterized the sensational Spanish performance, a second place only surpassed by the gold medals obtained in the 1986 edition in Venezuela and 1992 in Canada.

On this final day, Azahara Muñoz and Belén Mozo were Spain's mainstays (only the two best scores of each day counted). Both finished with 70 strokes, 2 under par, and had very similar performances, demonstrating commendable consistency throughout the round, punctuated by several birdies (three for Azahara; four for Belén) and very few errors (only one, on the 15th hole, for the player from Málaga; only two, on the 3rd and 6th holes, for the player from Cádiz).

Carlota Ciganda, for her part, was also very consistent in the first round (birdie on the 5th neutralized with a bogey on the 9th) before stringing together a series of promising successes (three more birdies on holes 10, 11, 15) that were left without effect thanks to an end of the round full of surprises materialized with a bogey on the 16th and, even worse, a double bogey on the 18th.

Meanwhile, the Swedes, who had also defeated the Spanish team in the recent European Team Championship, with an 11-stroke lead going into the final round, proved unstoppable once again, thanks to the efficiency of Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist. Their teammate Pernilla Lindberg failed to score in any of the four rounds despite posting scores of 72, 72, 76, and 73. Her teammates performed even better.

TEAM CLASSIFICATION
1.- Sweden 561 (137+138+147+139)
2.- SPAIN 573 (145+138+150+140)
3.- United States 575 (152+144+142+137)

INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION
1.- Caroline Hedwall (Sue) 280 (67+70+73+70)
2.- Anna Nordqvist (Sue) 281 (70 +68+74+69)
3.- Azahara Muñoz (ESP) 287 (71+72+74+70)
11.- Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 291 (75+66+78+72)
14.- Belén Mozo (ESP) 292 (74+72+76+70)