Galician golfer Mandy Goyos staged a spectacular comeback on the final day of the Grand Prix de Chiberta, held in Anglet, southern France, but it wasn't enough to secure the victory in a tournament traditionally favorable to Spanish golfers. Frenchwoman Emile Gassiot proved more accurate in the playoff, thus ending her hopes.

Mandy Goyos, who was part of the National School this 2006/2007 season, faced the final round with a significant disadvantage compared to Emile Gassiot and Sweden's Linn Gustavsson. But her round of 67 strokes was enough to turn the situation around and come close to what would have been her second international victory after her win in the 2006 North of England Under-16 Championship. A year earlier, she was crowned Spanish Champion in the Junior category.

Mandy Goyos' comeback came after Ana Fernández de Diego had established herself as one of the stars of this women's event at the Chiberta Grand Prix. The Madrid golfer was the initial leader, but in the last two rounds she fell behind, unable to shoot below 73, which opened up opportunities for other players such as fellow Madrid native Lorena de Lope and Ana Fernández de Mesa from Cádiz.

In the men's category, the title went to Germany's Luke Goddard, who capitalized on his stratospheric second round (63 strokes) to build an insurmountable lead. As for the Spanish contingent, Andrés Cuenca from Malaga (who finished fifth), Santiago Seijo from Madrid, and Borja Etchart from Biscay battled for the top spots from the outset.

Thus, the Spanish team was unable to add a new title to those won in the last decade by Jorge Campillo (2005), Inés Díaz-Negrete and Iñaki Alustiza (2003), Moisés Cobo and Marta Prieto (2002), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and Nuria Clau (2001), and Itziar Elguezabal (1999).

FINAL MEN'S CLASSIFICATION
1.- Luke Goddard (GBR) 271 (67+63+70+71)
2.- Edouard Espana (FRA) 273 (72+69+65+67)
3.- Niklas Glans (SWE) 275 (70+65+70+70)
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5.- Andrés Cuenca (ESP) 277 (73+69+67+68)
9.- Santiago Seijo (ESP) 280 (70+72+66+72)
14.- Borja Etchart (ESP) 286 (73+68+66+76)

FINAL WOMEN'S CLASSIFICATION
1.- Emile Gassiot (FRA) 282 (73+70+68+71) (Win in play-off)
2.- Mandy Goyos (ESP) 282 (70+75+70+67)
3.- Linn Gustavsson (SWE) 284 (69+69+73+73)
4.- Ana Fernández de Diego (ESP) 285 (68+71+73+73)
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7- Ana Fernández de Mesa (ESP) 289 (75+72+71+71)