JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL 2025

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Two Spanish golfers, Fernando Cobo and Ángela Gómez from Castellón, will compete between January 3 and 6 for the title of one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world in the junior category, the Junior Orange Bowl, the first international event of 2025 for Spanish amateur golf.

The competition is held at the Biltmore Golf Club in Coral Gables, Florida (United States), with the memory of what happened in the 2019 and 2020 editions, when José Luis Ballester accumulated two second places, coming very close to victory in both cases.

The two Spanish representatives have another opportunity to expand their respective sporting resumes, starting with Fernando Cobo, who contributed to the victory of the Valencian Community in the 2022 Spanish Armed Forces Children's Championship. A second place in the National Cadet Men's Ranking and a third in the Spanish Armed Forces Under 18 Men's Championship, both in 2024, are also included in his record.

Her clubmate at Mediterráneo Golf, Ángela Gómez, was crowned Spanish Benjamin Champion in 2017, and finished third in the Alevín category in 2019. She also contributed to the victory of the Valencian Community in the 2024 Spanish FFAA Absolute Women's Championship.

Fernando Cobo and Ángela Gómez will fight to the fullest in this select competition, which is only accessible by direct invitation or through a strict preliminary qualifying phase that grants access to the final draw, made up of only 48 boys and 39 girls under 18 years of age.

The tournament takes place over four days under the stroke play format. 

Brilliant record of Spanish golf at the Junior Orange Bowl

It is worth remembering that Spanish golf has excelled on several occasions in this competition, with Estefanía Knuth and Pablo Martín being the winners in the 1989 and 2003 editions.

Additionally, Estefanía Knuth, Alejandra Armas, María García Estrada and Elisa Serramia were runners-up in 1990, 1992, 1997 and 2002.

Meanwhile, in the men's category, Francisco Valera, Óscar Sánchez, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Jorge Campillo and José Luis Ballester – the latter twice, in 2019 and 2020 – also finished second in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2019 and 2020, respectively, while Sergio García was third in 1996.