Jacobo Cestino from Malaga and María Orueta from Madrid have both secured victories in the Spanish Over-35 Championship held at the Real Club de Golf de San Sebastián. Both players maintained – and in Cestino's case, even extended – their leads after two previous rounds of sensational play.

Jacobo Cestino, for the third consecutive day, carded a 70, which, combined with José María Zamora's 72 – a two-time winner – was enough for a comfortable victory. Cestino finished with 210 strokes to his closest competitor's 216.

Meanwhile, María Orueta faced off once again against Macarena Campomanes, and this time emerged as the deserved champion. Both players carded 71 strokes in their final round, but María Orueta's superior previous performance allowed her to end her rival's four-game winning streak. The two golfers from Puerta de Hierro were once again the best in the tournament.

On the second day, both Jacobo Cestino and María Orueta built comfortable leads that ultimately proved decisive in the final 18 holes. The golfer from Málaga carded another 70 to extend his lead to four strokes over a trio that included José María Zamora. María Orueta, meanwhile, used the day to distance herself from Macarena Campomanes and set herself on course for another victory.

Equal in the first set

Juan Carlos Elósegui and Jacobo Cestino, and María Orueta and Macarena Campomanes led their respective classifications in the Spanish Championship for Over 35s, which completed its first day at the Real Club de Golf de San Sebastián.

The first pair both carded rounds of 70, while the second pair—the two golfers who have shared the titles in the last twelve editions—didn't score higher than 73. Thus, the two players from Puerta de Hierro laid the foundation for a new rivalry in this tournament.

In recent years, the men's and women's tournaments have followed very different paths. While the former has seen several winners – only José María Zamora repeated his victory in 2004 and 2006 – the latter has been tyrannically dominated by María Orueta and Macarena Campomanes.

FINAL RESULTS

Men's classification

1.- JACOBO CESTINO 210 (70+70+70)

2.- JOSÉ MARÍA ZAMORA 216 (72+72+72)

Women's classification

1.- MARÍA ORUETA 219 (73+75+71)

2.- MACARENA CAMPOMANES 223 (73+79+71)