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.

Amateur career

Fernández was born in

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in 2005 and enjoyed an impressive amateur career, winning the

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has bee ...

, the

Junior Vagliano Trophy The Junior Vagliano Trophy is an annual girls amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". The first event ...

and the

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in 2021. In 2022, she won the

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, and was runner-up at the

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at Carnoustie Golf Links, behind

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. 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. Fernández made two appearances on the 2022

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, and tied for 3rd at the

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behind Ana Peláez and

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. 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

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Personal life

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

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team 2019–2023.

Amateur wins

*2019 Campeonato Norte Sub 25 *2021 Copa Federacion Riojana de Golf, Campeonato de Espana Amateur III Memorial Emma Villacieros *2022

, Junior Golf World Cup (individual), World Junior Girls Championship (individual) Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Europe): 2021 (winners) *

(representing Spain): 2021 (winners), 2022 *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing Spain):

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* World Junior Girls Championship (representing Spain): 2022 (winners) * Junior Golf World Cup (representing Spain): 2022 (winners)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Cayetana Spanish female golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Madrid 2005 births Living people 21st-century Spanish women