Clarisa Temelo earned the biggest victory of her life Sunday.
The 18-year-old from Mexico and freshman at Arkansas won the 2024 Women’s Amateur Latin America, running away from the field for a six-shot victory. Temelo finished at 9-under 275 for the week at Lima Golf Club in Peru.
“I tried to enjoy every shot,” Temelo said. “Walking down the 18th, I was thinking about what I was going to achieve and playing in three majors in 2025. It was a like a dream to me. Ela (Anacona) was at the University of Arkansas when she won last year, so it’s nice to follow her.”
With the win, Temelo earned exemptions into three major championships in 2025: the Chevron Championship, Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women’s Open. She also earned an exemption into the Women’s Amateur Championship next year.
“Each one of the tournaments are so important in golf,” Temelo said. “I played in a junior event at the Evian, the course is amazing and I’m looking forward to going back. Of course, the AIG Women’s Open is a dream and everyone wants to play in that one. The Chevron is also a major and I’m looking forward to playing in it.”
She led wire-to-wire, though her margin of victory was only half as big as Anacona’s last year in Argentina.
This was the fourth edition of the championship, which is conducted by the R&A and the Annika Foundation. Next year, it heads to Mexico for the first time.
