Cayetana Fernández
| Cayetana Fernández | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio |
| Born | 2005 (age 18–19) Madrid, Spain |
| Sporting nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio (born 2005) is a Spanish amateur golfer. In 2022, she won the World Junior Girls Championship and the Junior Golf World Cup.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Fernández was born in Madrid in 2005 and enjoyed an impressive amateur career, winning the European Girls' Team Championship, the Junior Vagliano Trophy and the Junior Solheim Cup in 2021.[1]
In 2022, she won the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship, and was runner-up at the Girls Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, behind Lottie Woad.[2] She won the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan both with Spain and individually, and repeated the performance at the World Junior Girls Championship in Canada.[3]
Fernández made two appearances on the 2022 Ladies European Tour, and tied for 3rd at the Madrid Ladies Open behind Ana Peláez and Linnea Ström. She led the LET season finale, the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España, at the halfway point, ultimately finishing tied 5th, 3 strokes behind winner Caroline Hedwall.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Fernández has two sisters that are also accomplished golfers. Her older sister Blanca won the 2017 World Junior Girls Championship and played college golf with the Texas A&M Aggies women's golf team 2019–2024.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2019 Campeonato Norte Sub 25
- 2021 Copa Federacion Riojana de Golf, Campeonato de Espana Amateur III Memorial Emma Villacieros
- 2022 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship, Junior Golf World Cup (individual), World Junior Girls Championship (individual)
Source:[1]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing Europe): 2021 (winners)
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2021 (winners)
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2021 (winners), 2022
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2022, 2023
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Spain): 2022 (winners)
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Spain): 2022 (winners)
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2023, 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Woad and Hansson take out Girls' and Boys' Amateur Championships". Golf Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio, campeona del mundo sub-18 de golf" (in Assamese). El Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Open de Espana: Amateur teenager Cayetana Fernandez leading the way at midway point". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Blanca Fernández García-Poggio". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Cayetana Fernández at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site