Spain's María Hernández has won the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational for the second time in three years, marking her eleventh university victory in the United States since moving across the Atlantic to continue her academic and athletic training at Purdue University.

The golfer from Navarre, who already won this tournament in the 2007 edition, accumulated 210 strokes over the three days of competition, three less than Lucy Nunn, a player from Arkansas with whom she maintained a tough fight from the beginning, and eight less than the Spaniards Azahara Muñoz and Carlota Ciganda, both from Arizona State University, who shared the final fifth place.

Purdue and Arizona State – number 1 in the United States ranking – started the final day tied in the team standings, a final round full of excitement in which the excellent performance of Maria Hernandez had a special impact, who also led her team to victory – apart from her individual one – thanks to cards of 70, 69 and 71 strokes (6 under par), well assisted also by her college partner Maude-Aimee Le Blanc.

Special mention should be made of Maria Hernandez's total score of 210 strokes through 3 rounds under par, which constitutes the lowest record set so far in the 36-year history of the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational.

The Absolute Spanish Champion in 2003, winner of the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and gold medalist in the Absolute European Team Championships in 2003 and 2005 – among other dazzling successes – María Hernández has won the Lady Northern Invitational in 2006 on the US University Circuit; the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational, the Bryan National Collegiate and the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational – all in 2007 –; the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, the Indian Invitational, the Big Ten Championship, the NCAA Central Regional Final and the Lady Northern Invitational, all in 2008; and the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in 2009.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1.- María Hernández (Purdue) 210 (70+69+71)
2.- Lucy Nunn (Arkansas) 213 (70+70+73)
3.- Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 215 (70+72+73)
4.- Maude-Aimee Le Blanc (Purdue) 216 (70+71+75)
5.- Carlota Ciganda (Arizona State) 218 (73+72+73)
+.- Azahara Muñoz (Arizona State) 218 (72+70+76)