England international Annabel Dimmock underlined her fine form of 2014 by reaching the final of the Spanish women's amateur championship at El Saler.
The 17-year-old from Wentworth has already won this year on Florida's Orange Blossom Tour - and, despite a battling performance, she just failed to secure her second victory of the new season, losing the Spanish title by 2/1 to Sweden's Linnea Strom.
The Swedish player was never behind during the match, but Annabel hung on tenaciously, despite twice trailing by three holes.
Her fighting play reduced the deficit to just one hole after the 14th, but Annabel's birdie on the 15th was bettered by an eagle from Strom who again took a two-up lead. It proved decisive when the 16th was halved in birdie threes and the short 17th in par.
Linnea Strom's opponents on her way to the final included two other England internationals. She beat Gabriella Cowley (Hanbury Manor) in the second matchplay round and Alex Peters (Notts Ladies') in the third.
Notes for Readers:- England Golf is the governing body for amateur golf in England.
England Golf was formed on 1st January 2012 following the merger of the English Golf Union Ltd. and the English Women's Golf Association and is one of the largest sports governing bodies in England looking after the interests of over 1,900 golf clubs and 770,000 men and women club members.
Responsible for the training of the country's top amateur golfers, England Golf also organises all the major English amateur championships. England Golf works to actively encourage new golfers and increase the continued interest and participation in golf through its golf development initiative 'Get into Golf'.
England Golf is a member of The England Golf Partnership (EGP) together with the PGA and supported by the Golf Foundation and Sport England. Their Whole Sport Plan for golf identifies how England will achieve its vision of becoming 'The Leading Golf Nation in the World by 2020' from grass roots right through to elite level.
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