Spain's María Elena Villamil has won the Spanish Junior Women's International Championship held in La Cala (Málaga), opening her record in competitions with foreign participation with this victory.

María Elena Villamil, a young golfer from Madrid, beat Finland's Noora Tamminen in the grand final on the 17th hole, a duel that was tremendously close in the first part of its development and complicated from the 10th hole onwards due to the rain and wind that hit the Malaga course from that moment on.

The Finnish player took the lead with a birdie on the first hole, an advantage neutralized on the next hole by a bogey from the Finn. After a period of close competition, María Elena Villamil took control of the situation from the 10th hole onwards, with special mention for a birdie on the 16th that practically sealed the final, followed by a precise par on the next hole that granted her the victory.

In the earlier stages of this Spanish Junior Women's International, María Elena Villamil built her victory on surprises and perseverance. Ranked 32nd in the first phase, she eliminated the number 1 seed, France's Celine Boutier, in the first round, defeating her on the 19th hole.

From that moment on, the serenity and brilliance of her play continued to be evident. Players of the caliber of Almudena Blasco and Ana Fernández de Mesa also succumbed to her tremendous drive in the qualifying rounds leading up to the grand final.

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María Elena Villamil (Spain) beats Noora Tamminen (Finland) by 2/1