Marijosse Navarro: at 17 one of Mexico's top golfers.
There’s a golf boom happening among young Mexicans, reports El Economista, and it hasn’t been slowed by the retirement in 2010 of Mexico’s greatest golfer, Lorena Ochoa.
Ochoa was ranked top female golfer in the world for three years in a row, the first Mexican of either gender to attain that crown. Her accomplishments have been a model for many aspiring golfers, who are now being seen on the world stage.
One of those is Marijosse Navarro, 17, who was beaten on the 37th hole by Princess Mary Superal of the Philippines in the U.S. Girls’ Junior last Saturday. Navarro is a three-time winner of the Women’s Mexican Amateur and placed sixth this year for Texas A&M University in the NCAA Championship.
She is currently ranked No. 18 in world amateur golf.
Mexico’s current successes in golf championships can be attributed to many professionals, coaches and instructors who have been working with youths, says Mexican Golf Federation coach Santiago Casado.
The outcome has been the participation of Mexican teams in various events and some very good results, he said.
One of those events was the World University in Switzerland, where Mexico’s Gerardo Ruiz became the first Mexican to win, finishing 10 under par. And the Mexican team finished in eighth place at the Junior World Cup.
“We have achieved goals that previously seemed very far away,” said Casado, adding that today Mexico’s golf community is focused on the World Amateur Team Championships to be hosted in Cancún in 2016.
“We’ll be looking for the best results we’ve ever had.”
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