Episode 17: Team Spain's Cayetana Fernandez and Carla Bernat Escuder after their opening round 7-under 65
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Carla Bernat Escuder | Team Spain Age: 22 Hometown: Castellon, Spain College/University: Kansas State - Senior Lowest Round: 64 World Amateur Golf Ranking: 33   Collegiate/Amateur Highlights: 2023-24 Second Team All-American (WGCA) 2023-24 Third Team All-American (Golfweek) 2023-24 All-Big 12 (Coaches) 2024 Big 12 Golfer of the Month (March) 2022-23 AAC Women’s Golfer of the Year (Coaches) 2022-23 All-AAC (Coaches) 2022-23 Second Team All-American (WGCA) 2022-23 Third Team All-American (Golfweek)   Getting to Know Carla:  Tied for third in program history with two individual wins … Majoring in kinesiology … Favorite golfer is John Rahm … Has one career hole-in-one   “Proud to be representing Spain.” —Carla Bernat Escuder   Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio | Team Spain Age: 19 Hometown: Madrid, Spain College/University: Texas A&M - Sophomore Lowest Round: -8 World Amateur Golf Ranking: 29   Collegiate/Amateur Highlights: #24 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6) 2024 All-SEC Second Team 2024 All- SEC Freshman Team 2024 Golf Channel Preseason Second Team All-American 2023-24 ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List 2024 Golf Channel Preseason First Team All-American Finished fourth at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (2023)
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