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Scotsman
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Spanish success in 121st Women's Amateur Championship at Nairn
Win in Highlands secure spots for champion in Evian Championship and AIG Women's Open Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Paula Martin Sampedro landed the second big Spanish success of the season in the women's amateur game by winning the 122nd Women's Amateur Championship at Nairn. The 19-year-old from Madrid claimed the coveted title after beating American Farah O'Keefe by 2&1 in the 36-hole final, becoming the sixth Spaniard to land the prize and the first since Azahara Muñoz in 2009. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Her victory also came just over two months after her compatriot, Carla Bernat Escuder, came out on top in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Spaniard Paula Martin Sampedro shows off the trophy at Nairn | The R&A 'It honestly doesn't feel real yet,' admitted the new champion. 'I feel like I played pretty solid golf today, but the match was super tight all the way. I knew it was going to come down to the last few holes, so I stayed patient and it went my way.' The win secured spots for Martin Sampedro in this summer's Amundi Evian Championship and AIG Women's Open, as well as the Chevron Championship and the US Women's Open in 2026. Martin Sampedro will also receive an invitation to compete in next year's Augusta National Women's Amateur and will be given the opportunity to play in a Ladies' European Tour event as well. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I feel like we both played great to the level of a final of The Women's Amateur,' she added. 'I think we both need to be super happy, but I'm definitely excited to call myself a champion. I think it's going to take a while to just sink in.' Elsewhere, Marc Warren recorded a second successive top-ten finish on the Hotel Planner Tour by securing a tie for ninth in the Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge in the Czech Republic. The former World Cup winner signed off with a 66 for an 11-under-par total at Golf Resort Kaskáda in Brno, where American Palmer Jackson landed his maiden win in style by finishing six shots clear of the field on 21 under. On his professional debut, 2024 Open Silver Medal winner Calum Scott finished outside the top 60 on three over. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Meanwhile, Laura Beveridge pipped compatriot Lorna McClymont by a shot to finish as the leading Scot in the LET's Hulencourt Women's Open in Belgium.
USA Today
20 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Spain's Paula Martin Sampedro wins 2025 Women's Amateur Championship in thrilling final
Spain's Paula Martin Sampedro wins 2025 Women's Amateur Championship in thrilling final There wasn't a lot of separation until late. Spain's Paula Martin Sampedro and Farah O'Keefe of the United States found themselves going back and forth during the first 30 holes of the 2025 Women's Amateur Championship final match, a 36-hole marathon at Nairn in Scotland. But down the stretch as O'Keefe made a couple costly bogeys, Martin Sampedro remained steady, and the result was championship worthy. The rising junior at Stanford, Martin Sampedro defeated O'Keefe 2 and 1 on Sunday afternoon to win the 122nd Women's Amateur Championship. She becomes the sixth winner of the tournament from Spain and first since Azahara Munoz in 2009. She had only one bogey over 35 holes played and was 8 under in the championship match, preventing O'Keefe from helping the Americans go back-to-back in the championship after not winning the title since 1996. Neither player made a bogey through the first 18 holes, sitting at 5 under heading into the afternoon session. Martin Sampedro, the 19-year-old who's ranked 12th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, finished the season ranked eighth in the NCAA golf rankings for the NCAA runner-up Cardinal. She went 5-1-2 in match play as a sophomore but fell in the championship match against Northwestern, her lone loss in match play of the year. Three weeks later, she dominated on the Scottish shores, going 6-0 in match play after earning the fifth seed following 36 holes of stroke play. And on her bag for the final two matches was Paula Francisco, a lifelong friend who Martin Sampedro beat in the quarterfinals. "I knew it was going to be super tight with Farah, she's a great player," Martin Sampedro said. "I feel like we both played super good and I'm super happy to get the win. I can't believe it right now - it will take a while to sink in. "The golf level was great through the 35 holes, but the first 18 were amazing, bogey-free both of us. I knew it was going to come down to the last few holes, and I was lucky to have Paula by my side." On Saturday in the final round, O'Keefe found herself 4 down with five holes to play but fought back to win in 19 holes and earn her spot in the championship match. "If I'd been told that I was going to be losing 2&1 in the final on 13 green yesterday, I would have taken it, to use Harry Diamond's line against him -- or for my own case," O'Keefe said. "I'm not sour about it. It's a second-place finish. It's really stinking good. Honestly, I came here at the beginning of this week kind of dreading the long week because I've played four or five weeks in a row. "So to be standing here right now, I'm proud of it and looking forward to the future." With her victory, Martin Sampedro earns exemptions into the 2025 AIG Women's Open, 2025 Amundi Evian Championship, 2026 Chevron Championship and 2026 U.S. Women's Open. She also earns a spot in the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur, though she likely would've earned a spot in the field thanks to her WAGR ranking.
USA Today
13-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the Stanford freshman who tied a school record en route to her first career victory
Meet the Stanford freshman who tied a school record en route to her first career victory Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Youngstown State's college golf practice facility WATTS Here's an inside look at Youngstown State's Watson and Tressel Training Site. It's hard to imagine Meja Ortengren could've started her college career any better. The freshman at Stanford became the first frosh to win for the Cardinal since Rose Zhang on Tuesday, taking home the title at the San Diego State Classic. Ortengren torched Bernardo Heights Country Club, finishing at 15-under 201, topping teammate Paula Martin Sampedro by eight shots for her first collegiate win. During the second round, Ortengren shot 10-under 62, which tied the program record for lowest round in relation to par. Mariah Stackhouse is the other Cardinal to achieve the feat, coming at the 2013 Peg Barnard Invitational. In three stroke-play starts coming in, Ortengren hadn't finished worse than T-5. She's ranked 10th in the NCAA golf ranking and will likely rise once the rankings update this week. She's the third Stanford player to win this season, joining Martin Sampedro and Megha Ganne. For the Cardinal, they won their fifth tournament of the year, staying undefeated on the season. Top-ranked Stanford finished at 31 under, the only team to finish under par, winning by 32 strokes. Kelly Xu (T-4) and Ganne (T-6) also had stellar tournaments, as did Nora Sundberg, who finished T-10 as an individual. Even after losing Rachel Heck and Sadie Englemann from last year's championship team, Stanford remains dominant as the spring season gets into full gear. The Cardinal have four freshmen (Ortengren, Sundberg, Leigh Chien and Andrea Revuelta) who have recorded top-10 finishes this year. Martin Sampedro, Ganne and Xu were all contributors on last season's national championship team. Stanford's depth is its strength, and it shows every tournament. To be the champs, you've got to beat the champs. And in the 2024-25 season, no one has beaten Stanford women's golf yet.
