2 weeks Ago
Slow and steady wins the race. And during a week of record-breaking low scores at the Augusta National Women's Amateur, it was Carla Bernat Escuder's three 4-under 68 rounds that won her this race at 12-under overall. The Spaniard came into the final round at Augusta National 8-under, just one stroke back from leaders Lottie Woad and Kiara Romero.
With four birdies and just one bogey on her front nine, she quickly climbed the leaderboard, one-stroke ahead of Woad's 10-under. Then Woad double-bogeyed hole 11, giving Bernat Escuder a firm grasp of first place going into her back-nine, where she continued to pick up steam. Although, it wasn't smooth sailing for the Kansas State golfer as former Sage Valley champion Asterisk Talley continued to climb the ladder with two birdied on 16 and 17.
It all came down to the par-4 hole 18, where Bernat Escuder held just a one-stroke lead. Anything less than par would mean either a playoff with the 16-year-old or a loss. And consistency is the name of the game for Bernat Escuder, so with a 4-stroke par, she cemented herself in ANWA history as the sixth ever winner of the title.
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