Na ihrisku Villa Nueva Golf Resort, Cádiz (par 71/5034 m) sa v dňoch 7.-8. marca 2026 za účasti 42 dievčat v kategóriách do 12, 14, a 16 rokov usktutočnil Puntuable Zonal Nacional organizovaný Real Federación Andaluza de Golf. V kategórii do 14 rokov sa turnaja zúčastnila aj slovenská reprezentantka Zoey Sophie Pápay.


Po 1. hracom dni bola Zoey Sophia so skóre +6/77 (2 birdie, 11 parov, 3 bogey, 1 double bogey a 1 triple bogey) priebežne na 5. mieste vo svojej kategórii a aj v celkovom poradí. Prvú deviatku zahrala na -1/34 (2 birdie, 6 parov a 1 bogey na najťažšej päťpárovej 5. jamke, keď sa nedokázala dostať treťou ranou na green) a priebežne figurovala na 1.mieste. Bohužiaľ na druhej deviatke sa od Zoey Sophie odklonilo šťastie, zahrala +7/43 (5 parov, 2 bogey, 1 double bogey a 1 triple bogey). Mrzieť ju môže zaváhania na 11. štvorpárovej jamke, kde zahrala double bogey a hlavne na 15. päťpárovej jamke, kde po perfektom drajve skončila druhou ranou v strome na ferveji, čo ju trochu “rozladilo”, a po následných chybách si zapísala triple bogey. Po prvom hracom dni strácala na priebežnú líderku 6 rán a na druhú v poradí 4 rany.


Do 2. kola nastúpila Zoey Sophia s odhodlaním zlepšiť 5. miesto z 1. kola a zabojovať o postupové pozície, ktoré zaručovalo umiestnenie do 2. miesta. Prvú deviatku začala opäť výborne a po 6. jamku hrala priebežne +1 (5 parov a 1 bogey). Bohužiaľ na dlhej štvorpárovej 7. jamke (345 m) ju vyviedla z koncentrácie rovnaká chyba, ako v 1.kole na 15. jamke, keď jej rana po výbornom drajve skončila v korune stromu na ferveji a po následných chybách si zapísala triple bogey. Strata koncentrácie sa prejavila aj na následnej tropárovej 8. jamke, kde zahrala bogey, keď nepremenila krátky pat, čo napravila birdie na štvorpárovej 9. jamke. Prvú deviatku skončila +4(39) (1 birdie, 5 parov, 2 bogey a 1 triplebogey) a na postupové miesto strácala 6 rán.

Druhú deviatku ukázala nezlomnú bojovnosť , zahrala ju v pare E/36 (2 birdie, 5 parov, 2 bogey) a celkový výborný výsledok 2. kola ( +4/75 ) zakončila dlhým birdie na štvorpárovej 18. jamke.

S výsledkom +10/142 v súčte oboch kôl sa posunula na vynikajúce 2. miesto vo svojej kategórii, čím si vybojovala postup do Národného finále.


Zoey Sophii sa síce nepodarilo nadviazať na vlaňajšie víťazstvo v kategórii do 12 rokov, ale aj vo vyššiej vekovej kategórii do 14 rokov, kde patrila k najmladším, ukázala svoj potenciál a golfové umenie. Potvrdila, že vie konkurovať najlepším španielskym hráčkam aj v tejto vekovej kategórie a svojim výkonom urobila vynikajúce meno slovenskému mládežníckemu golfu v golfovo vyspelom Španielsku.

LINK na oficiálny článok: https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/vyborna-zoey-sophia-papay-na-puntuable-zonal-nacional

LINK na oficiálne výsledky: https://www.nextcaddy.com/tour/65802



On the Villa Nueva Golf Resort course, Cadiz (par 71/5034 m), the Puntuable Zonal Nacional organized by the Real Federación Andaluza de Golf took place on March 7-8, 2026 with the participation of 42 girls in the categories under 12, 14, and 16 years. The Slovak representative Zoey Sophie Pápay also participated in the tournament in the category under 14 years.

After the 1st day of play, Zoey Sophia was in 5th place in her category and in the overall standings with a score of +6/77 (2 birdies, 11 pars, 3 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 1 triple bogey). She played the front nine at -1/34 (2 birdies, 6 pars and 1 bogey on the most difficult five-par 5th hole, when she couldn't get her third shot to the green) and was continuously in 1st place. Unfortunately, Zoey Sophie's luck turned away on the back nine, she played +7/43 (5 pars, 2 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 1 triple bogey). She may regret her hesitations on the 11th four-par hole, where she played a double bogey, and especially on the 15th five-par hole, where after a perfect drive she ended up with her second shot in a tree on the fairway, which "disturbed" her a bit, and after subsequent mistakes she recorded a triple bogey. After the first day of play, she was 6 shots behind the current leader and 4 shots behind the second in the standings.

Zoey Sophia entered the 2nd round determined to improve on her 5th place from the 1st round and fight for the promotion positions that guaranteed her a 2nd place finish. She started the front nine again excellently and after the 6th hole she played continuously +1 (5 pars and 1 bogey). Unfortunately, on the long four-par 7th hole (345 m), she was thrown out of concentration by the same mistake as in the 1st round on the 15th hole, when her shot after an excellent drive ended in the crown of a tree on the fairway and after subsequent mistakes she recorded a triple bogey. The loss of concentration was also evident on the subsequent three-par 8th hole, where she played a bogey when she failed to convert a short putt, which she corrected with a birdie on the four-par 9th hole. She finished the first nine with +4(39) (1 birdie, 5 pars, 2 bogeys and 1 triple bogey) and was 6 shots short of advancing.

She showed unwavering fighting spirit on the second nine, playing it in par E/36 (2 birdies, 5 pars, 2 bogeys) and ended her excellent overall result of the 2nd round ( +4/75 ) with a long birdie on the four-par 18th hole.

With a result of +10/142 in the sum of both rounds, she moved to an excellent 2nd place in her category, thus qualifying for the National Final.

Although Zoey Sophia did not manage to follow up on last year's victory in the under-12 category, she also showed her potential and golf skills in the higher age category under-14, where she was one of the youngest. She confirmed that she can compete with the best Spanish players in this age category and with her performance she made an excellent name for Slovak youth golf in golf-advanced Spain.

LINK for official article: https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/vyborna-zoey-sophia-papay-na-puntuable-zonal-nacional

LINK for official results: https://www.nextcaddy.com/tour/65802