Anna Cañadó (+1) already knows what it means to win in the American collegiate league. In her rookie year at Duke University and barely playing her seventh tournament across the pond, Anna has triumphed at the Chattanooga Classic.
She did it with authority. From start to finish, leading in Tennessee from the outset and handling the pressure superbly. She entered the third and decisive round with a one-shot lead and was able to extend the margin and finish winning by two. The lead would have been much greater, but Anna stumbled on the last two holes of the The Honors Course and the lead was reduced to two. The victory was never in jeopardy.
The player born in Reus in 2007 and champion of the PING Junior Solheim Cup in 2023 has won with rounds of 68, 76, and 73 strokes. This is also her first victory counting towards the world amateur ranking where next Tuesday she will climb a good number of places.
In the team section, the university that took the title was Florida while the girls from Duke, despite Anna’s performance, could only finish fifth.
At a distance of 3860 kilometres, another of our own shone at Stanford. Pablo Ereño achieved a valuable sixth place at The Goodwin. He was just one shot away from victory as five players finished at the top.
Coming from behind, the player from UCLA sealed a great comeback thanks to a final round of 65 strokes that allowed him to climb almost 20 positions on the leaderboard.
The Madrid native is on the verge of the world top ten and, above all, continues to shine in the PGA Tour University ranking (11th) where it is likely he could move up a spot when the table is updated. Remember that finishing the course in the top ten of the PGA Tour University means being able to access the Korn Ferry Tour card if you decide to turn professional.
In the team section, Pablo was able to add the victory. UCLA (-11) won with a nine-shot margin over Colorado (-2) which finished second. Pablo’s final round was the decisive blow for a clear victory.
Finally, Rocío Tejedo is playing her last tournament before heading to the ANWA which takes place next week. The Valencian is in 30th place at the Clemson Invitational with 18 holes to go. She will seek a final round that allows her to climb positions and gain confidence for one of the most important events of the year.
