Maria Parra wins Portuguese International Ladies Title
1/31/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Portuguese International Ladies Amateur, Penina Hotel & Golf Resort
Spanish player wins the biggest title of her soon-to-end amateur career, setting a tournament record at 17-under
Maria Parra won the most important title of her
amateur career Saturday at the Portuguese
International Women's Amateur Championship.
The No. 1 ranked European started the day with a three stroke lead and extended that lead to nine, with the Swiss golfer Albane Valenzuela finishing in second.
Parra's tournament total of 17-under par at Montado Hotel & Golf Resort in Palmela, "is a new tournament record for 72 holes," said the national technical director and tournament director of FPG, John Coutinho.
The 17-year old Parra posted rounds of 66, 68, 69 and 68, smashing the previous record belonging to the Irish Leona Maguire with 14-under par in 2011, at the Country Club of Aroeira.
The win was a double triumph, as the team of the Royal Spanish Federation of Golf also triumphed in the Nations Cup, with 565 (11-under Par), leaving Italy in 2nd place, a distant 10 strokes back.
"The truth is that this field pleases me greatly, there have been many victories Spanish girls here and I believe that since last year I improved a lot," said Parra.
"This is my best moment in golf and so I will try to turn professional this year," she added, after acknowledging that entered the last round made her "somewhat nervous."
Still, she managed to control herself and for a second day was bogey-free with four birdies. Parra's final round 68 (-4) tied for low on the last day, along with the Olivia Mehaffey of Ireland, who finished in 4th place (-1). At the end of 72 holes, only the top-5 was able to beat the par of the track designed by Jorge Santana da Silva.
-- story courtesy Portuguese Golf Federation
The No. 1 ranked European started the day with a three stroke lead and extended that lead to nine, with the Swiss golfer Albane Valenzuela finishing in second.
Parra's tournament total of 17-under par at Montado Hotel & Golf Resort in Palmela, "is a new tournament record for 72 holes," said the national technical director and tournament director of FPG, John Coutinho.
The 17-year old Parra posted rounds of 66, 68, 69 and 68, smashing the previous record belonging to the Irish Leona Maguire with 14-under par in 2011, at the Country Club of Aroeira.
The win was a double triumph, as the team of the Royal Spanish Federation of Golf also triumphed in the Nations Cup, with 565 (11-under Par), leaving Italy in 2nd place, a distant 10 strokes back.
"The truth is that this field pleases me greatly, there have been many victories Spanish girls here and I believe that since last year I improved a lot," said Parra.
"This is my best moment in golf and so I will try to turn professional this year," she added, after acknowledging that entered the last round made her "somewhat nervous."
Still, she managed to control herself and for a second day was bogey-free with four birdies. Parra's final round 68 (-4) tied for low on the last day, along with the Olivia Mehaffey of Ireland, who finished in 4th place (-1). At the end of 72 holes, only the top-5 was able to beat the par of the track designed by Jorge Santana da Silva.
-- story courtesy Portuguese Golf Federation
Results: Portuguese International Ladies Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Spain | 700 | 66-68-69-68=271 | |
| 2 | , Switzerland | 500 | 70-70-68-72=280 | |
| 3 | , Denmark | 400 | 72-70-73-69=284 | |
| T4 | , Ireland | 400 | 75-71-73-68=287 | |
| T4 | , Germany | 400 | 72-68-76-71=287 |
View full results for Portuguese International Ladies Amateur
About the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur
World ranking event for international women amateurs. 72 holes stroke play.
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