Soledad Fernández Araoz has secured a victory in the Spanish Senior Women's Individual Championship, held at the Real Club Novo Sancti Petri, in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz), for which she positioned herself after the first day, maintained her options in the second and finally achieved it in the third and last.

Full results

To do so, the Madrid player completed the last 18 holes with a card of 76 strokes (+4), for a total of 228 strokes (+12), leaving her main rival, Xonia Wunsch, three strokes behind, after the former professional golfer delivered an identical result to the winner, 76 strokes (+4).

María Castillo completed the podium of this Spanish Senior Women's Individual Championship, with four more strokes than the winner after a round of 77 strokes (+5).

Soledad Fernández Araoz delivered five bogeys and a birdie in the final stretch of her match to deliver those 76 strokes (+4) that are worth a title.

Soledad Fernández Araoz, leader after the first day

The Spanish Senior Women's Individual Championship began at the Real Club Novo Sancti Petri with the first round, which saw Soledad Fernández Araoz take the top spot.

A well-deserved prize for the Madrid player, as she was the most inspired with a card of 73 strokes (+1).

Soledad Fernández Araoz, who started her match on the 10th hole, began with a bogey on the 11th hole, but more than made up for it with a sequence of four birdies in five holes.

Then, in the second part of his round, he couldn't maintain that pace and bogeys outnumbered birdies, five and one, to conclude with that result of 73 strokes (+1).

Following in the footsteps of Soledad Fernández Araoz are María de Orueta, with a round of 75 strokes (+3) and María Castillo, with a result of 76 strokes (+4).

With a firm step towards the title

Soledad Fernández Araoz took another step towards victory in the Spanish Senior Women's Individual Championship, after maintaining first place in the provisional standings.

The Madrid golfer was as inspired when facing the Real Club Novo Sancti Petri (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cadiz) as on the first day, but her card of 79 strokes (+7), allowed her to maintain the lead with two strokes advantage over her closest pursuer, Amelia Alonso.

Soledad Fernández Araoz's round was a true rollercoaster, with surprising results both for better and for worse. The eagle on the 2nd hole was a highlight, while the double bogey on the 3rd hole and the quintuple bogey on the 10th were disappointing. In between, four bogeys and two birdies made up the Madrid native's scorecard.

Very close to Soledad Fernández Araoz was Amelia Alonso, after signing a round of 76 strokes (+4), which allowed her to climb three places and move into second position.

Another name of the day was undoubtedly that of Xonia Wunsch, who with a magnificent card of 71 strokes (-1), climbed fourteen places to occupy third position, three strokes from the lead.

This Spanish Senior Women's Individual Championship has brought together a total of 120 players at the Real Club Novo Sancti Petri and has been played over 54 holes of Stroke Play (stroke play) in three consecutive days, with a cut at the end of the second round that was saved by 75 golfers.

Third and final event counting towards the National Senior Ranking

This was the third and final qualifying event for the 2024 National Senior Women's Ranking. The first was the Spanish Individual International, held at Sherry Golf (Cádiz) in March, where Natalia Martínez-Reboredo finished eighth, making her the top Spanish golfer. The second, the Spanish Mid-Amateur Championship, played in Rioja Alta, concluded with a title for Ane Urchegui, while the third was the Vallromanes Grand Prix (Barcelona), won by Macarena Campomanes.

Final Results

1. Soledad Fernández Araoz (73, 79, 76) 228 strokes

2. Xonia Wunsch (84, 71, 76) 231 hits

3. María Castillo (76, 79, 77) 232 strokes

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