María José Marín, promise of Colombian golf.
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The golfer María José Marín, promise of the Colombian golf, surpassed this Friday the cut in The Amundi Evian Championship, one of the five Major tournaments of the LPGA circuit. The competition that is played in Évian-Le-Bains, France, brings together the best players in the world.
In the first round, the young Vallecaucana registered a 75 -stroke card (+4). Already on the second day of competition he showed a better version and closed with 65 impacts (-2). With an accumulated of +2 it was enough to advance to the next phase of the tournament.
This is the second tournament major That María José Marín faces, just 18 years old, who competes as an amateur. This same year he said present at the US Women's Open, a contest in which he also managed to overcome the cut and play in the weekend.
Marín is considered one of the greatest promises of Colombian golf. Her talent led her to receive the prestigious Honda award, which is awarded every year to the best university golfer in the United States. Study Accounting at the University of Arkansas, thanks to a sports scholarship.
At the top of the classification of the Evian Championship is the South Korean Somi Lee, who leads with a total of -10 blows under par. Very close are the Australian Grace Kim (-9) and the American Jennifer Kupcho (-8).
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