Escauriza wins one for Paraguay at Women's South American Am
1/13/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for South American Women's Amateur, Golf Club Nordelta
Maria Fernanda Escauriza kept her foot on the gas even as she pulled away from the field
Escauriza, from Paraguay, was under par in every round of the event, and under 70 in all but one round. The victory shows marked improvement from 2018, when Escauriza finished 22nd in this event. Since then, Escauriza has mostly played in college events.
In four fall starts with San Diego State, Escauriza’s highlight came with a top-25 finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate. Escauriza was also part of the team that represented Paraguay at the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship last fall.
"I was confident in my game every day,” Escauriza said of this week in Chile. “I started bad in the first nine but I knew that the second round I was going to play better.”
This makes the second year that a Paraguayan has won the event after Milagros Chavez won the 2018 title.
Compatriot Sofia Garcia finished second to Escauriza at 4 under. She rebounded nicely from an opening 77 with rounds of 70-68-69 to end the tournament.
Maria Jose Bohorquez, of Colombia, was the only other player to finish 72 holes under par. A final-round 69 left her at 1 under.
Argentina’s Valentina Rossi and Chile’s Antonia Matte were T-4 at even par.
Information from South American Amateur site used in this report
Results: South American Women's Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Paraguay | 700 | 69-71-68-68=276 | |
| 2 | , Paraguay | 500 | 77-70-68-69=284 | |
| 3 | , Colombia | 400 | 75-71-72-69=287 | |
| T4 | , Argentina | 400 | 74-71-71-72=288 | |
| T4 | , Chile | 400 | 71-71-70-76=288 |
About the South American Women's Amateur
A 72-hole stroke play championship, the South American Championship was started in 2006 and is organized annually by the Executive Secretary and the governing body of the country in which the tournament is conducted. The schedule provides that the se...
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