Daniela Campillo, player of the Elite program of the Barcelona Golf Academy, was proclaimed runner-up in the Catalonia Match Play Women’s Cadet 2021 last Friday 3rd of September, in an intense final delayed by an electrical storm, and played on our Club de Golf Barcelona course.
Daniela, who has just joined our academy, gave the victory to a great rival, Marina Joyce from the Club de Golf Llavaneras, after two playoff holes and after the summer storm that broke the rhythm of both golfers.
The competition, reserved only for the best eight Catalan U16 female players, began on Thursday the 2nd with the quarter-final knockouts. There Daniela beat her first opponent, Daniela Bellido. The semifinals were played early on Friday, where Daniela clearly surpassed her second rival,in a good match against Alexandra Vidal, by 5&4.
In the final, the two favorites of this match play faced each other, where Daniela had to work hard to come back, after she was losing by 3 on the 12th hole. The duel was exciting and spectacular, resolving in favor of Marina Joyce on the second hole of the playoff.
Congratulations to Daniela Campillo for being at the top for another tournament, fighting to win. Victory resists you, but be patient because, the way you are playing… it will come!
Picture: FCGolf (Jorge Andreu)
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