The second day of Andalusia Costa del Sol Open of Spain has been marked by the great performance of the young Cayetana Fernandeza 17-year-old amateur golfer who, with a round of 65 strokes (-8), has risen to the top of the table with a total of 135 strokes (-11), one ahead of Lynn Grantleader of the Race to Costa del Sol. Big words.
The adjectives to define the performance of the golfer from Madrid are beginning to be missing from the dictionary, and “surprise” is no longer useful after the tournament that she starred in last May on the occasion of the Community of Madrid Ladies Openwhere he finished 3rd.
“That tournament taught me a lot, it helped me to manage that there are many people following you, that there are cameras around, and it also helped me not to get nervous when playing with professional players, who are my idols”, explained the CETEMA player.
With a round with eight birdies and totally devoid of bogeys, Cayetana Fernández did not hesitate to describe it as “almost perfect, especially with the putt, and the finish has already been finishing with a birdie on the 18th hole. I can’t fault this one.” day, with my caddy sister, my mother and my coach following me… It has been a perfect day”.
“I know that golf is a humbling sport and, however you believe it, it will go badly for you. It has been a perfect day”
Another of the keys of the day has been to control the nerves, unavoidable in a test like this, and playing with a caddy, in this case his sister, has been a great support, in addition to the fact that “sharing a game with professionals may set you the goals on a larger scale. Here I have nothing to lose, I play more relaxed and I try to enjoy the learning that I take with me”.
Despite the fact that Cayetana Fernández acknowledged that she has come to Villa Padierna “with a lot of confidence after several weeks playing well, you never expect to do such a good round, especially in such a demanding field”, and above all, he has his feet on the ground, since “I don’t have an environment that throws me lots of compliments, I know I’m having a good tournament, but I also know that golf is a sport of humility and, however you believe it, it will go badly for you”.
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The day of Cayetana Fernández has also eclipsed Paula Martinanother amateur player who, without making as much noise as her partner, is having a good tournament and shares a position with Carlotta Cigandawith a total of 140 hits (-6).
Paula Martín has improved the record of the first day with a round of 69 strokes (-4), and she did not break down when delivering a bogey on the first hole, in fact, that was her only mistake throughout the day.
Carlota Ciganda, in action during the 2nd day of the Spanish Open
The one who was penalized by the mistakes, and a lot, went to Carlota Ciganda, in a round in which, after fighting like a belly-up cat, she signed 73 shots, on par with the field, since “the mistakes I have made have been quite big, there are to avoid double bogeys”, he lamented.
However, the player from Navarra preferred to see the glass half full and kept the positive, which is that “I have made 11 birdies in 18 holes in the two rounds, if I manage to remove the bad and focus on the good, I think I can have options on Sunday.
One of the local attractions, Azahara Muñoz, has gone down a step compared to the previous day, with a card of 72 strokes (-1) and a total of 141 (-5), and the woman from Malaga blamed her game with the putt for this: This course is very technical and It doesn’t allow mistakes, and the greens are very fast and bouncy, but that’s no excuse. It’s me, I’m not kicking well, ”she acknowledged.
But with everything and with that, he sees himself with options for the final stretch of the championship. “If my putt works, I think I can be up there,” he declared before heading to practice on the putting green.
The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open in Spain, in addition to closing the Ladies European Tour season and proclaiming the winner of the Race To Costa del Sol for the third consecutive edition, will be the fourth event of this circuit that will be held this year in our country with an amount in prizes of €650,000. In addition, there will also be a bonus of €250,000 for the top three ranked in the order of merit of the European Women’s Circuit.
