Spaniard Yago Horno lost this Saturday to Dutchman Guus Lafeber on the first extra hole of the Boys Amateur Golf Championship final, played at the County Louth club in Ireland.
In the 36-hole final, Yago Horno never had the initiative and trailed by four holes. However, he was able to rebalance the match with a birdie on the last hole to force a playoff, in which Lafeber secured the first Dutch victory in the tournament's history.
Yago Horno, results
The Huelva native, who lives in Sotogrande, in the province of Cdiz, was unable to become the ninth Spanish champion of this prestigious tournament, which was previously won by Jess Lpez (1981), Jos Mara Olazbal (1983), Francisco Valera (1991), Sergio Garca (1997), Alfonso Gutirrez (1999), Pablo Martn (2001), Emilio Cuartero (2007), and Adrin Otaegui (2010).
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The R&A Boys' Amateur Championship is one of the most prestigious junior golf tournaments and is held annually in Great Britain and Ireland. It has been held since 1921, and the champion receives an exemption to participate in the British Amateur and the qualifying final for the British Open.
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