{"id":95550,"date":"2026-04-19T14:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golf.ee\/?p=95550"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:32:35","slug":"sotogrande-cup-the-team-finished-in-sixth-place-kivi-seventh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golf.ee\/en\/sotogrande-cup-the-team-finished-in-sixth-place-kivi-seventh\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotogrande Cup: the team finished in sixth place, Kivi seventh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday evening the traditional Sotogrande Cup concluded in Spain, where in the European Nations Cup standings, the Estonian team finished in sixth place with a total score of -1. Individually, the best performance among Estonians over four rounds came from Ralf Johan Kivi, who shot a final round of 69 (total -3), which secured him seventh place.<\/p>\n<p>The four day men\u2019s competition was dominated by England, who finished with a total score of -31, beating second-placed France by as many as 14 strokes. The Netherlands climbed to third place on the final day (-7), while ahead of Estonia also finished reigning European champions Italy (-6) and Ireland (-2), who produced a strong final round. Just one stroke behind Estonia was European Championship silver medallist Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, the tournament was won by England\u2019s Eliot Baker, who made five consecutive birdies over the final five holes on the last day. His total score of -15 gave him a three-shot victory over Dutch player Scott Woltering, who had led after the first three rounds. Another English player, Ben Bolton, finished third with a total score of -11. Among the Estonians, Ralf Johan Kivi achieved the highest finish with a total score of -6 (70, 71, 72, 69). Defending champion Kevin Christopher Jegers finished tied for 15th with a score of -1 (77, 67, 69, 74). Richard Teder finished the tournament tied for 33rd place, while Mattias Varjun finished tied for 57th place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournament-site.golfgamebook.com\/tournament\/82880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournament-site.golfgamebook.com\/tournament\/82922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team scores<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypkOPrWpYSM?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The women\u2019s competition was won by Sweden\u2019s Havana Torstensson with a score of -6. With exactly the same result, the Swedish women\u2019s team also took first place in the team standings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournament-site.golfgamebook.com\/tournament\/82920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournament-site.golfgamebook.com\/tournament\/82924\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tournament has been held since 1970. Since 1998. a Nations Cup component has been added, where teams also compete in a team format. Among the past winners are golf legends such as Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garc\u00eda, P\u00e1draig Harrington, Francesco Molinari, and Shane Lowry. Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood have both had to settle for second place. In the team competition, England has the most victories (14), while Spain has won it four times.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s tournament has been held since 2008, and it has also featured notable winners. In 2012, C\u00e9line Boutier won, in 2014 Nanna Koerstz Madsen, and in the inaugural year Carlota Ciganda took the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday evening the traditional Sotogrande Cup concluded in Spain, where in the European Nations Cup standings, the Estonian team finished in sixth place with a total score of -1. 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