he Spanish golf can boast of a year 2022 plagued with success both in the amateur and professional fields, something that has been recognized at the annual gala of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG), held at the COE headquarters.
Among the ‘pros’, Jon Rahm’s three wins this season and Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s triplet in the senior circuit stand out.
Spanish Golf, results
In an act chaired by Gonzaga Escauriaza (RFEG pte), with Alejandro Blanco (COE pte) as host, the two victories of Pablo Larrazábal or the record left by Adrián Otaegui in Valderrama were also remembered.
Eugenio López-Chacarra, who attended the event to collect his award, was also honored for his meritorious first professional victory at LIV Bangkok, also being the first Spaniard to win on this circuit. In the women’s category, national golf can boast the successes of Carlota Ciganda, Ana Peláez and Fátima Fernández.
SPANISH PROFESSIONAL VICTORIES
Carlota Ciganda – Estrella Damm Ladies Open (LE)
Ana Peláez – Community of Madrid Ladies Open (LET)
Fatima Fernandez Cano – Carlisle Arizona Women’s Classic (Epson Tour)
Jon Rahm – Mexico Open (PGA Tour)
Jon Rahm – Acciona Spanish Open (DPWT)
Jon Rahm – DP World Championship (DPWT)
Miguel A.
Jimenez – Mitsubishi Electric Champ. (Champions Tour)
Miguel A. Jimenez – Cologuard Classic (Champions Tour)
Miguel A. Jimenez – Boeing Classic (Champions Tour)
Pablo Larrazábal – MyGolfLife Open (DPWT)
Pablo Larrazábal – ISPS Handa Champ.
Spain (DPWT)
Adrian Otaegui – Estrella Damm Andalucía Masters (DPWT)
Adri Arnaus – Catalunya Championship (DPWT)
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra – Bangkok LIV Golf
Alejandro del Rey – German Challenge (Challenge Tour)
Emilio Cuartero – Dormy Open (Challenge Tour)
Javier Sainz – Scottish Challenge (Challenge Tour)
Manuel Mouragan – Abruzzo Alps Open (Alps Tour) In the amateur field, the awards ceremony took over, like almost every year, a large part of the event.
The gold medals in the Junior Women’s World Cup for Teams in Canada stood out; in the Toyota Junior World Golf Cup in Japan -in both cases at the hands of the wonder trio of Spanish golf made up of Cayetana Fernández, Andrea Revuelta and Paula Martín-; in the Women’s University World Cup -with individual gold and silver by Carla Tejedo and Carolina López-Chacarra-; in the Men’s Absolute European by Teams; and the Women’s European Mid Amateur thanks to Ane Urchegui.
