On Wednesday the 9th of September, the Catalan Match Play Sub16 Championship 2021 of the Federacio Catalana de Golf was played at the Club de Golf Barcelona, with Leo Oliver and Jan Farré, two of our players from the Barcelona Golf Academy, among the champions. Double success that adds to the runner-up achieved by Daniela Campillo among the Cadets the previous Friday.
The best junior Catalan golfers came together to play two intense days of competition in this exciting discipline of direct duels, within the Cadet, Infantil, Alevín and Benjamin categories, male and female.
Among the youngest golfers, in the Benjamin category, the victory corresponded to Leonardo Oliver, who beat Bernet Martínez by 2/1 in the final. Previously, in the semifinals, Leo faced his training partner Álvaro de Castro, whom he beat 3/2, and in Tuesday’s quarterfinals Jaime Parellada, whom he beat 1 up.
In the Infantil category, the title was won by Jan Farré, beating favorite Nicolau Molas in the final in a great match, solved by 2/1. In the semifinal. Jan also managed to beat Eric Diaz by 3/2. In addition, his rivals were Genis Pau in the quarterfinals (1up), and Anton Brufau in the second round (4/3).
Juan de Castro reached the semifinals, in an exciting duel against Molas, who had an inspired day in which everything went well for him. The disputed match ended 6/5 for Molas, but Juan showed that he is on the same path as his brother Alex, and that, according to his coaches, it is a just matter of time before he explodes! Meanwhile, Jon Julià reached the quarterfinals, where he was beaten by Eric Díaz by 2/1.
Congratulations to all, and for taking those first steps in winning championships.
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