Cayetana Fernández, Paula Martín and Andrea Revuelta: the golden girls of Spanish golf

The day is bleak at the largest golf school in Europe.

A total of

, the largest seedbed of practitioners of this sport.

More than

learn to hit the ball, including 600 juniors and

.

(17 years old),

(17) and

(16).

Three jewels that in 2022 gave Spain the first gold medal in the Junior World Championship.

EL MUNDO talks at the headquarters of the Madrid Federation with the three exponents of a new generation of immense talent.

Cayetana, Paula and Andrea train, like every day, within the elite group of the Madrid Federation.

They belong to

and the three have had a spectacular year;

They have been

, they have rubbed shoulders with professionals.

Cayetana fought for the Spanish Open title, Andrea for the Spanish Professional Championship and Paula won the absolute amateur Spanish championship.

The only Spanish scholarship recipient at Stanford

Their relationship goes beyond trips, competitions and victories.

"

, we understand each other a lot and we say everything to each other's faces,"

affirms that she exercises a bit of leadership in this three-way match.

"It's going to be very hard when we have to say goodbye next summer, I'm going to cry," says Cayetana, whom everyone calls

.

Emotion makes

his eyes shine.

"When we go to tournaments, Spain wins not because we have the best players, but also, but above all, because of the rapport we have with each other. No one has it."

The three nod.

They know they have a special bond, which could be jeopardized in just a few months when

,

to have achieved a full sports scholarship to pursue a career in this demanding college.

"I gave a lot of importance to the academic field, that's why I wanted Standford, I had to combine studies and competitions with the selection process, which was quite complicated," says Paula, who will

.

"I know that I have a sporting level to be there, although academic prestige imposes a little more. I have been lucky that golf has helped me enter, because if it had not been more complicated, but relating to such brilliant people in the academic field give a little respect."

The three agree that Paula and

are the most nerdy of the group.

The latter could have been born in the Renaissance;

.

"I had to quit ballet, it was good but I was entering a phase where I had to train three hours a day," she confesses.

And although

.

"Professional life seems very sacrificed to me, I want to study and have a career, but I am not clear about the future."

Neither for Andrea nor for any of them is it an easy task to combine all their artistic skills with golf.

.

Every day the alarm goes off at seven, they have school from eight to eleven, then they train for three hours on the golf course, from two to three, then lunch, two more hours of school and two of physical preparation.

Around eight they return home, most of the time to study and catch up on school.

Golf competitions last almost a week, and it's a

to have to miss so much class.

- "Who is the best of the three?

-"Yo", jumps like a spring

.

Although she qualifies between laughs:

. "

Cayetana is the one with the most character of the three and she shows it on the field, she has that winning instinct.

"I've come to not want to sign cards because I've been beaten," she says.

"Her character helps her to be a better golfer," Paula adds.

They dream of Augusta National

Before thinking about the jump to professionalism, the three have a

.

"We all dream of it", although

qualified for this tournament in 2023 at the moment, "I'm looking forward to the invitation home", says the number 12 in the world.

Women's golf is gaining ground and is becoming more and more popular

, some tournaments

.

"Every time they are realizing that women's golf is nice to see and it's not boring. They don't expect how hard we hit the ball and the level, people think we are worse than we are.

Although Andrea is aware that women will always have it more difficult.

"It is in our nature to want to be a mother, and it is sad that to start a family you have to give up your career, but it is the reality.

". "Although there are more and more aids, nurseries on the circuit, exemptions for being a mother, but the boys

", Paula adds. The three agree that

and have gone

Finally, a compromising question:

and put a big cake on the table to anticipate its leap to professionalism?"

Paula Martín

: "It is a complicated question and until you find yourself in the situation, you cannot know. I have worked hard to achieve what I have achieved and where I am going to study, I think I would

Cayetana Fernández

: "

. I am very clear that I want to be a professional, having a career is very important, but you have to take advantage of opportunities and if they give you the opportunity to solve your life by doing what you like, I would leave".

Andrea Revuela

: "You don't know if an opportunity like this is going to come back, but I've always been very clear that I want to study a career.

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