Azahara becomes Ladies British Open Amateur Champion for 2009
14 June 2009
Congratulations to Azahara Munoz (Spain), the leading girl in the DOY YCT 2002, for winning the 2009 Ladies British Open Amateur.
Azahara from Malaga, playing in the tournament for the last time before turning professional, won the 107th Ladies British Open amateur championship under blue skies and brilliant sunshine this afternoon at the Royal St David’s Golf Club links, Harlech in North Wales.
The 21-year-old, who won the British girls title at Lanark in 2004, beat her 19-year-old compatriot, Carlota Ciganda from Pamplona by 2 and 1 in the first all-Spanish final in the tournament’s history.
The pair had dominated the tournament, heading the match-play qualifiers with eight-under-par totals of 138. Ciganda’s better second round had earned her the No 1 seeding role, and Munoz the No 2 berth. So the erstwhile Arizona State University team-mates – Azahara graduated after four years last month – were on course to meet in the final from the start.
Munoz, who had been five under par in winning her morning semi-final against Caroline Masson (Germany), was three under par at the finish of a final which was studded with 11 birdies.
We wish Azahara well in her forthcoming professional career.