SPANISH UNDER 18 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

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The presence of Nagore Martínez, the newly crowned champion of the recent Copa de SM La Reina (Queen's Cup), is one of the main attractions of the 2025 Spanish Under-18 Women's Championship, which begins this Thursday at the Norba Golf course in Extremadura. There, around one hundred golfers will compete for a title whose past winners include legends such as Paula Martí, Azahara Muñoz, and Carlota Ciganda.

The list of participants in the tournament, which counts towards the World Ranking and the National Under 18 and Cadet Female Rankings, does not include the winner of the last two editions, Cloe Amión from Valencia, who is now outside the age range allowed by this tournament, as is her successful generation, that of Paula Martín, Rocío Tejedo, Andrea Revuelta and company.

But now a new generation of talent is emerging, with Nagore Martínez (exact handicap +4.5) as one of its leading exponents. Her performance in the Copa de SM La Reina didn't surprise anyone—she had just won the Copa de Andalucía—but it served to confirm her as a golfer with a very bright future.

In Norba she reunites with players with whom she has shared a working group in the Women's Amateur Technical Committee: Martina Navarro from Alicante (+4.6), Adriana García Terol from Barcelona (+4.2), Noa Terroba from Malaga (+3.7) or Lucía Iraola from Gipuzkoa (+3.5), another of the positive news in the El Prat tournament.

Other contenders come directly from the Cadet category: Ángela Revuelta (+2.9) from Madrid – the current Spanish Under-16 Champion – and Liz Hao (+2.9), and Aroa González from Navarre, winner of the National Junior Women's Qualifying Tournament just a month ago. Based on their skill and golf, all three should be among the top contenders.

The tournament is played over four consecutive days, with 18 holes of medal play each day. At the end of the third round, a cut will be made, with the top 60 players and those tied for 60th place advancing.

Sixth edition as an independent tournament

This Spanish Under-18 Women's Championship is being held for the sixth time as a tournament separate from the National Championship. The first edition took place at the Font del Llop Golf Resort (Alicante) in 2019 – the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the pandemic – and was won by Natalia Aseguinolaza from Gipuzkoa, who prevailed in a thrilling head-to-head battle with Marina Escobar from Almería. The second edition, in 2021, was won by Andrea Revuelta at Sherry Golf (Cádiz) in a hard-fought contest with Paula Martín.

In the third edition, the winner was Anna Cañadó from Tarragona, who defeated Andrea Revuelta in a playoff at the Villa de Madrid Country Club. And in the last two editions, the winner has been Cloe Amión, who in 2023 finished seven strokes ahead of Rocío Tejedo and last year won a close match against Balma Dávalos.

In previous editions, the following women had been proclaimed champions of the category: Elena Arias (2018), Paula Neira (2017), Paz Marfá (2016), María Parra (2015), Alejandra Pasarín (2014), Ainhoa Olarra (2013), Nuria Iturrios (2012), Camilla Hedberg (2011) or Natalia Escuriola (2010).