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Paloma Ibarra and Eugenio Martínez Win Inaugural Gaby López Open in Mexico City

By tying performance to sanctioned points, the JUNGLE–AJGA platform puts Latin American juniors in front of U.S. college recruiters.

Overview

  • Paloma Ibarra (Club Campestre de Saltillo) finished at 212 (-4) to claim the girls’ title, and Eugenio Martínez Villegas (Club de Golf La Hacienda) won the boys’ championship at -4 at Club de Golf México.
  • The tournament awards World Amateur Golf Ranking points plus AJGA Performance Based Entry benefits, with the champions receiving full‑exempt status toward AJGA starts.
  • The inaugural field featured 113 juniors from nine countries in 54‑hole stroke play, with trophies and medals for the top three finishers in each division.
  • Weather delays forced suspensions and a Thursday morning restart to complete round two, followed by a cut to the top 48 boys before the final round.
  • As part of JUNGLE and the AJGA International Pathway Series, results populate digital profiles and statistics on a new regional platform and a circuit scheduled for Torreón, Medellín, Quito, Santiago and Buenos Aires.