Women's Amateur Championship: Paula Martin Sampedro Defeats Farah O'Keefe To Win The Trophy

SAMPEDRO TAKES THE LEAD

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the championship match here at Nairn, where Paula Martin Sampedro has just gone 1up courtesy of a chip-in birdie on the 6th (24th hole of the match).

Both women are playing high class golf and we're set up for a thrilling conclusion to the final.

THE SPANIARD GOES 2 UP

Sampedro make's her seventh birdie of the day after a brilliant putt and she tightens her grip on this match.

O'Keefe is stunned after losing back-to-back holes. Missing the green hadn't helped her chances though, even with a good chip shot that led to a tap-in par.

BRILLIANT APPROACH

Sampedro is going to take some beating here as she is putting for another birdie following a brilliant approach shot.

The American O'Keefe misses the fairway, hitting left into the rough and just misses the green with her wedge shot. Oh she could really do with a birdie here.

IT REMAINS LEVEL

O'Keefe narrowly misses the hole to the left with her putt off the green, and tidies up well for par. That was so close.

The Spaniard also made par, not hitting the ball hard enough on the way to the hole.

Both were so close to winning the hole there.

SAMPEDRO'S CHIP-IN

Take a look at Samepedro's chip-in back on the 6th hole that kick started her back-to-back birdies.

WHAT A PUT FARAH O'KEEFE

Wow she needed that! Farah O'Keefe left her approach shot slightly short giving her a longer putt than she would have liked. But, she gave it some roll and it finds the middle of the cup.

That was going miles past if it missed, luckily for her it didn't.

Sampedro missed her putt to tie the hole, so the American claims one back.

INTERESTING STAT

27 holes have been played so far today, and Farah O'Keefe hasn't led one of them.

Could that birdie on the 9th trigger the start of something for the American?

WHAT APPROACHES

This is some final!

Both women find the fairway, with O'Keefe outdriving the Spaniard.

Sampedro steps up and launches her shot to the front of the green on the par-5. Pressure was on O'Keefe, but she went and did one better nearly holing out with the ball flirting with the hole as it went by.

Both are putting for eagle.

EAGLE ALERT

Th American is all-square. What a response by O'Keefe going two down in successive holes. Calm and composed, just as with her approach, she finds the centre of the cup.

Sampedro narrowly missed her putt and will be a little bamboozled losing that hole with a birdie. She needs to regather herself here and not let O'Keefe take control.

O'KEEFE PUTT

Here's O'Keefe's lightning putt that kickstarted her comback!

STILL LEVEL

Boring! Both women make pars on the par three 12th as Sampedro makes a great up and down following missing the green right off the tee.

O'Keefe with some good sportsmanship there as well giving Sampedro her putt, even after not receiving the same treatment with a fairly close putt.

O'KEEFE'S COMEBACK

Here's O'Keefe's putt that took her back to level in the match!

MINDGAMES MAYBE?

There is still no separating the two women after 30 holes, that is quite magnificent. Both make light work of the par 4 12th with pars.

O'Keefe does make the Spaniard putt though, even with it being a similar putt that she gave her on the last. Some mind games maybe to keep Sampedro guessing!

BOTH BRILLIANT OFF THE TEE

I'm almost waiting for one of these players to make a mistake off the tee. Both are just so good, as they both find the fairway on the 13th.

Even if one of them misses a fairway or green, it's only by a slight margin, neither are wayward at all.

The skill on show here is just brilliant to watch.

MISTAKE

O'Keefe's ball tumbles back down the hill before the green following a poor pitch. She needs to produce something special here to stay in the hole.

SPANIARD BACK INFRONT

O'Keefe chipped close following her mistake but Sampedro still had two putts for the win. And she made no mistake.

The Spaniard is back in front front after a stunning first putt which she sent way up the slope at the top of the green and eventually came back down finishing three feet from the hole, and then tidies up nicely.

SAMPEDRO BACK TO TWO UP

O'Keefe's putt just lips out after making just her second bogey of the day. Both players had some work to do following their first putts, but the Spaniard, whose putting has been remarkable today, made no mistake and goes 2UP with two holes to play.

WHAT A DRIVE

Feeling the pressure and knowing she needs to produce something special to stay in contention of the match, Farah O'Keefe decides to pull out the driver on the 15th tee.

She absolute sends one down there, to the edge of the green and gives herself a great opportunity to pitch one close.

HOW UNLUCKY

After an incredible drive, O'Keefe nudged her pitch close to about four feet. But her putt just lips out and fails to take advantage of the brilliant position she gave herself.

Sampedro makes a comfortable par and is breathing a heavy sigh of relief right now. She remains in control of this match just.

BOTH FIND FAIRWAY

Both find the fairway on the 16th, with O'Keefe really needing a birdie, or better, on this hole. Her tee shot is 30 yards in front of the Spaniard's though.

The American has been level or down for most of the final, so she is definitely not out of this yet. Can she provide one more fightback?

O'KEEFE DOESN'T CAPITALISE

Sampedro fires her iron shot over the green and is chipping but O'Keefe also goes long of the flag and doesn't capitalise on the Spaniard's poor position. She is still putting though, but is no where near as close as she would've liked.

COMPOSURE

Sampedro's brilliant putting continues as she makes a clutch up and down.

O'Keefe could not capitalise and missed her birdie putt, meaning she remains 2DOWN with two to play.

ONE HAND ON THE TROPHY

Both again find the fairway, with O'Keefe taking an iron off the tee to make sure she has a shot into the green.

Sampedro must be thinking she's nearly there though. Both women have played incredibly and there has been very little between them.

It's not as if O'Keefe has played poorly at all either. Sampedro has just been that little bit more clutch with putter in hand. There are still two more holes to navigate though.

O'Keefe needs a perfect approach shot here.

ALL BUT DONE?

O'Keefe's shot looked good in the air, but it was just a little too much and finishes at the back edge of the green. A long birdie chance awaits, which she has to make. She won't be leaving it short that's for sure.

Sampedro also goes a little long of the flag but is on the dancefloor.

TWO PUTTS FOR THE WIN

O'Keefe leaves it short for what was a really tricky putt and Sampedro now has two putts for the win.

SAMPEDRO WINS!!!

She wasn't going to miss to that was she. With a three foot putt to win, she comfortably holes it. That's where she's been so good all day.

O'Keefe tidied up well to make her putt but it wasn't enough.

What an extraordinary final that went all the way to the 35th hole. Sampedro is a true champion. We definitely have only just seen the beginning of these two ladies!

CHAMPION CROWNED

SIXTH CHAMPION

Paula Martin Sampedro is the sixth Spanish female to win the Women's Amateur Championship.

What an achievement. She looked extremely happy in her post match interview with the R&A. I can imagine celebrations will be going off tonight in northern Scotland with herself and her Spanish teamates who were there on every hole.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT RIGHT NOW"

“I knew it was going to be super tight with Farah, she’s a great player. I feel like we both played super good and I’m super happy to get the win,” said Martin Sampedro.

“I can’t believe it right now - it will take a while to sink in.

“The golf level was great through the 35 holes but the first 18 were amazing, bogey-free both of us. I knew it was going to come down to the last few holes and I was lucky to have Paula (Francisco, who has caddied for her since the pair met in the quarter-finals) by my side.”

INSTA WORTHY!

Sampedros Spanish teammate Paula Francisco caddied for her on the final day and definitely would have helped settle her nerves.

I'm sure they'll both be celebrating together tonight.

FIRST OF MANY?

Sampedro finally gets her hands on the silverware, and she will be hoping this won't be the last time she lifts a trophy of such significance.

O'KEEFE WILL BE BACK

Although all the attention is focused on Sampedro, it's hard to ignore how well Farah O'Keefe played. She was never up in the match yet seemed to keep digging and fighting back to keep the match going.

Her driving was impeccable and when she needed to deliver, she did. Her eagle on the 28th to level the match was a true show of her mental resilience and I have no doubt she has a bright future ahead of her.

THATS A WRAP

Well, that's a wrap from us at the Women's Amateur Championship. Thank you for joining our live coverage of what was an absolutely incredible final that saw Paula Martin Sampedro lift the famous trophy.

We hope to see you all next year!