Spain's Carla Bernat Escuder wins sixth Augusta National Women's Amateur

Carla Bernat Escuder shot 4-under 68 Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club to win the sixth edition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Needing to two-putt from the back of the green at the par-4 18th, Bernat Escuder — like Spaniards Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm before her — handled the moment and converted the save.

Bernat Escuder finished at 12 under par, one stroke clear of 16-year-old Asterisk Talley, who also fired 68. Defending champion Lottie Woad (72) finished solo third.

Beginning the final round one back of Woad and Kiara Romero (74, T-7), Bernat Escuder grabbed the outright advantage when she birdied the par-5 eighth.

The Kansas State senior then spun her approach shot to tap-in range at the par-4 ninth to turn in 33 and lead by two at 11 under.

She never trailed nor was matched on the second nine.

With her ball on the side-slope of the 13th fairway, Bernat Escuder hit a fairway metal on the green and two-putted for birdie to move three clear of the field.

While the Spaniard was ...

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