Marta Silva finished in second position in the European Individual Championship held at the Kuneticka Hora Golf Club in the Czech Republic, distinguishing herself as the most outstanding Spanish golfer out of the eleven who came in pursuit of a title that ended up in the hands of the German Sophia Popov.

The Galician player, leader of the tournament during the first two days and only one stroke ahead of the German Popov at the end of the third round, finished tied for second place with two other golfers, the Swiss Line Vedel Hansen and the French Manion Gideli, in what was in any case an outstanding performance.

Not surprisingly, the golfer from Santiago de Compostela was outstanding until the second day, when she presented two cards (67 and 69 strokes) unreachable for the rest of her outstanding rivals, among whom was the German Sophia Popov, second at that time.

Italian Giulia Molinaro, who had kept pace with Marta Silva's successes in the first 18 holes, succumbed in the second round (75 strokes), contributing to consolidating a particularly brilliant lead in the first day, when the Galician player made 5 birdies on a flawless, simply immaculate card.

The outstanding momentum of success was extended on the second day by an eagle on the 16th hole (starting on the 10th) which helped him consolidate his lead, which he lost in the third round, when the German Sophia Popov solidly presented her credentials for the title while Marta Silva, with 72 strokes, fell to second place.

In a nail-biting final round, Sophia Popov managed to put some distance between herself and her chasing trio made up of Line Vedel Hansen, Manion Gideli and Marta Silva, who lost her hopes of putting even more pressure on the German player in the last two holes, both of which ended in bogey, leaving her with a 3-stroke advantage at the end.

Of the rest of the Spanish contingent, special mention goes to Camilla Hedberg from Barcelona, who finished seventh. She was very solid throughout the championship, especially on the third day, when she carded a 68 that propelled her to the top of the leaderboard. Mireia Prat, also from Barcelona, saw her chances of a top-10 finish dashed with a final round of 76, which slightly hampered an otherwise outstanding performance and ultimately placed her thirteenth.

The record of this European Women's Individual Championship includes three Spanish victories, those of Carlota Ciganda in 2004 and 2008 and that of Belén Mozo in 2006.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1.- Sophia Popov (Germany) 210

2.- Line Vedel Hansen (Switzerland) 213

+.- Manon Gidali (France) 213

+.- Marta Silva (Spain) 213