Caballer Teresa, the girl who was afraid to succeed
A decade after Jávea light the best athlete in its history, was born in this small town of Alicante a girl who also is on track to break the mold. It’s early, and it would be unfair to compare it with the great David Ferrer, but Teresa says Caballer great ways.
Theirs is not a tennis racket, but a golf club. The first was caught with just 9 years. Last September, with 19, and still being an amateur, made the first announcement of his promising career. Banesto won a Tour test, the national women’s professional circuit. Specifically, won the appointment Valdecañas in Cáceres.
Its history is very curious. It has always been a good player, Blume was on for three years, was part of the national teams of golf, had so much potential … However, had never managed to win. His best finish was third in the championship of Spain cadet in 2008. It was an X-File
Whoever saw the practice field was astonished with his powerful drives to 230 meters. “I said Jose Manuel Carriles (Spanish professional and trainer) you take a look and I liked it. I think a great player. It has everything to be one of the great. Reminds me of Marie de Lorenzi.” Talk Manolo Piñero, one of the eminences of golf in this country, placing a bar really high: the French De Lorenzi was one of the stars of European golf in the eighties and nineties. He won 21 professional titles.
It seems incredible that such a wealth of talent would have gone unnoticed by other eyes for years, but the sport also places swans late. Teresa, a shy young woman, is one such example. I looked around and saw that the other girls played the bars at one blow, and she followed this pattern. If he had played the drive or if it channeled all his strength, his record would be very different amateur.
The Horse racing career changed when she joined the majors. A wise decision, to be put to the credit of the Spanish Golf Federation and, more specifically, its technical director, Nacho Gervás. “It’s a player that was below their means. It was limiting. It has a golf pro and needed to play with them and learning strategy,” he explains.
“I never seen him like I do not know,” he says with a sincere humility her. However, they felt a sting played differently when Open in Spain. “It was awesome. There maybe something clicked in my head and I said I had to try by all means. It was an impulse. A year ago I had doubts, but now I have it clear. I want to try the world of professional golf, tournaments, training, travel … to me is that I do not like to stop at home, “she smiles.
Teresa is now preparing an assault on the United States. The University of Miami waiting with open arms that exceeds the mandatory entrance exams. Bring it all together. “His swing has the sense of rhythm of the major players, makes it easy. You have power, he hits hard and a very good short game reminiscent of the boys. With the putt is technically very good,” said Gervás . Across the Atlantic also saben.0
Charlotte’s fourth victory Ciganda university in the United States
Carlota Ciganda has added to his brilliant sporting achievements fourth victory in the U.S. College Tour by winning the Northrop Grumman Challenge, a competition played at the Golf Club Palos Verdes, California.
The Spanish golfer excelled in two blows to the American Natalie Sheary of Wake Forest University, and five hits to a quartet of players tied for third place. Accurate and consistent throughout the three days of competition, Carlota Ciganda agreed to lead at the end of the second round after handing cards 73 and 70 hits, reaching at that time to that Natalie Sheary.
Tied on the tee of hole 1 at the start of the decisive round, the tournament became an exciting duel between the two players, with American Natalie Sheary who took the initiative to take advantage of a bogey on the hole Carlota Ciganda 3. However, demonstrating the resilience that characterizes him as a young girl, golfer Navarre took a decisive step towards the title between holes 8 and 10, turning point of the tournament, when they recorded two Carlota Ciganda consecutive birdies, to further extend his advantage, took advantage of a mistake of his great rival in the hole 10.
The advantage gained allowed a second round Carlota Ciganda relatively placid yet specified maximum final concentration, his mistakes in the holes 15 and 17 -, determined yet smugly as Natalie Sheary, very depressed, failed on the final hole.
Pearl of the Spanish quarry
Carlota Ciganda, 20, one of the Spanish amateur honors with a brighter all-time champion Spain in all categories, individual European champion in 2004 and 2008 gold medals in European Under-16 Team, Junior and Absolute, British Ladies Amateur 2007 – is located in the United States, specifically in Arizona State University, since 2008, where he continued his academic studies and sports.
Defending the colors of the University, Carlota Ciganda has won three tournaments, with special reference to the League Final NCAA College Team in 2009. In 2010, outside a Cactus Test Professional Tour, golfer Navarre won the Pac-10 Women `s Championship.