The Women’s Amateur Latin America championship (WALA), presented by The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation, was established to nurture talent and provide a pathway for the region’s elite women amateurs to the international stage. With Mexico hosting the fifth staging of the championship, its own evolution has neatly mirrored that of the career of one Emily Odwin.

Colombia’s María José Marín finally claimed a long-awaited success in the Women’s Amateur Latin America championship (WALA) after a dramatic play-off victory over Emily Odwin at PGA Riviera Maya in Mexico. Marín, 19, surrendered a four-stroke lead over the last four holes of regulation play before holding her nerve to triumph at the third extra hole as Barbados’ Odwin, 21, finished runner-up for the second successive year. At the championship presented by The R&A and the ANNI

María José Marín will take a one-shot lead over Emily Odwin into the final round of the Women’s Amateur Latin America (WALA) championship after a dramatic finish on day three in Mexico.

Colombian pair María José Marín and Daniela Paez share the early lead after day one of the Women’s Amateur Latin America (WALA) championship, presented by The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation.  

Clarisa Temelo is relishing the opportunity to defend the Women’s Amateur Latin America (WALA) championship presented by The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation on home soil in Mexico this week (20-23 November). 

The R&A and the ANNIKA Foundation have agreed a new partnership with Azteca Golf, which will see WALA visit Mexico.