Spain Dominates World University Golf Championship with Gold and Silver Medals

August 30, 2024 | by Amit Pandey of AmateurGolf.com

The three medalists (World University Golf Championship Photo)

Spain clinched five medals in Individual and Team events, including Pablo Ereno Perez winning the Gold medal

Pablo Ereno Perez, a senior at UCLA, secured the Gold Medal for Spain at the World University Golf Championship, shooting an impressive 8-under par with rounds of 71-70-66-73.

He was closely followed by fellow Spaniard Alberta Boneta Cami, a University of New Mexico graduate, who earned the Silver Medal at 6-under, just two strokes behind.

France’s Louis Paulus claimed the Bronze Medal, finishing at 5-under. Spain nearly achieved a clean sweep of the podium, but Javier Barcos Garbayo fell four strokes short, finishing tied for ninth at 1-under.

In the women’s competition, Italy’s Anna Zanusso captured the Gold Medal with rounds of 75-69-69-72, finishing at 3-under 285. South Korea’s Jung Won Choi narrowly missed the top spot, securing the Silver Medal at 2-under.

Daniela Martinez Campillo of Spain earned the Bronze with rounds of 65-71-80-73, finishing 1-over par.
Overall, Spain had a remarkable showing, taking home five medals: Men’s individual Gold and Silver, Men’s Team Gold, and Women’s Bronze and Team Gold.

Results: World University Golf Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Pablo Ereno	, Spain	500	67-70-66-73=276
2	Albert Boneta	, Spain	400	67-66-73-73=279
3	Louis Paulus	, France	300	67-71-72-73=283
T4	Max Schliesing	, Switzerland	300	75-69-71-69=284
T4	Alexander Hiu Wai Yang	, Hong Kong	300	68-74-68-74=284

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About the World University Golf Championship

Spain Dominates World University Golf Championship with Gold and Silver Medals

Held every other year, this is a 72-hole stroke play championship with team and individual competitions. All players nominated to teams by their national federations must be amateur golfers in accordance with the Rules of Amateur Status of the R&A an...