Rocío Tejedo Mulet (born 1 August 2006) is a Spanish amateur

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. In 2023, she won the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship,

European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande The European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande is an annual amateur golf tournament held at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain. The tournament is a stroke play event held over 72 holes. In 1970, Brandy de Jerez Regulatory Council started to spon ...

and the

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, the

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with Spain, and the

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Junior Solheim Cup The Junior Solheim Cup is a version of the Solheim Cup for girls aged 12 to 18. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is currently officially called the Ping (golf), PING Junior Solheim Cup. The Junior Solheim Cup follows a similar format to The Solheim ...

and

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with Europe.

Amateur career

Tejedo had a successful amateur career as a junior, and at only 16, she rose to 12th in the

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(WAGR). In 2020, she won four of her six WAGR starts and finished runner-up in the other two events. In 2021, she won the Spanish Under-16 Championship. In 2023, she won five WAGR events, including both the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship and the

. She reached the quarterfinals of the

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, finished tied 6th in the European Ladies Amateur in Sweden, and was a member of winning European teams in both the

in Spain and

in Italy. Tejedo enrolled at

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(LSU) in the fall of 2024 and started playing with the

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team. She was named to the final fall watchlist for the Annika Award and SEC Freshman of the Year.

Personal life

Her four years older sister

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, is also an accomplished golfer who attended LSU and played for Spain, and the joined the

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Amateur wins

*2020 Copa Club de Campo Sojuela, Campeonato Sub-18 Comunidad Valenciana, Campeonato de Castellon, Copa de la Comunidad Valenciana *2021 Campeonato de Espana Sub-16 Femenino, Campeonato Sub-18 Comunidad Valenciana *2022 Copa Andalucia *2023 Copa Andalucia, Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, Copa Catalunya Femenina,

Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Spain): 2023 *

(representing Spain): 2023 (winners), 2024 * European Nations Cup - Copa Sotogrande (representing Spain): 2023 (winners) *

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's 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". It is played in o ...

(representing Europe): 2023 (winners) *

(representing Europe): 2023 (winners), 2025 *

(representing Europe): 2023 (winners) *

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(representing Spain): 2023

References

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