GERMANY'S CAROLINE MASSON

WINS SPANISH WOMEN'S TITLE

Caroline Masson from Hubbelrath Golf Club, near Dusseldorf, Germany won the Spanish women's open amateur golf championship at La Reserva Golf Club, Sotogrande today.
The No 2 qualifier, she won by 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final against 25th qualifier Adriana Zwanck from Madrid, conqueror of Spanish compatriot and top seed Carlota Ciganda in the quarter-finals.

Caroline, pictured right, was three up after 10 holes but had been pulled back to all square after 14.

A birdie put the German ahead again at the 16th and Zwanck, winner of the title and a former Vaglian Trophy player who was in her junior year at Arizona University, found water with her approach at the 17th to lose the hole and the match.
Masson, a member of the European Junior Solheim Cup team who beat the United States in Sweden last year, beat GB&I Curtis Cup team candidate Breanne Loucks (Wrexham) by 2 and 1 in the round of the last eight. Kerry Smith from Waterlooville, the only other Ladies Golf Union Elite Squad player to reach the quarter-finals, lost by 5 and 4 to Sweden's Caroline Hedwall.
The GB&I Curtis Cup team of eight to play the United States over the Old Course, St Andrews will be named by the Ladies Golf Union at noon on Thursday.

Collated weekend results:

Quarter-finals

A Zwanck (Spa) bt C Ciganda (Spa) 3 and 1.

C Hedwall (Swe) bt K Smith (Eng) 5 and 4.

A Goumard (Fra) bt L Henriksson (Fin) 3 and 1.

C Masson (Ger) bt B Loucks (Wal) 2 and 1.
Semi-finals

Zwanck bt Hedwall 3 and 2.

Masson bt Goumard 6 and 5.
Final (18 holes).

Masson bt Zwanck 2 and 1.