Celia Barquín Arozamena Explained

Celia Barquín Arozamena
Birth Date:6 July 1996
Birth Place:Puente San Miguel, Reocín, Cantabria, Spain
Death Place:Ames, Iowa, U.S.
College:Iowa State University
Status:Amateur
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:CUT: 2018
Wbritopen:DNP
Evian:DNP

Celia Barquín Arozamena (6 July 1996 – 17 September 2018) was a Spanish amateur golfer. She won the 2018 European Ladies Amateur Championship.

Career

Barquín was born in Puente San Miguel and educated in Torrelavega and then in Madrid. She spent two years in a residential training programme run by the Spanish Sports Council before moving to the United States,[1] where she was a member of the Iowa State Cyclones women's golf team from 2014 to 2018 and was the Iowa State University Female Athlete of the Year for 2018.[2]

She played for Spain at the 2015 and 2016 European Ladies' Team Championship, where the team finished third and second respectively.[3] She won the 2018 European Ladies Amateur Championship held at the Penati Golf Resort in Slovakia, finishing a stroke ahead of Esther Henseleit.[4] [5] In the third round, she set a course record of 63.[3] She qualified for the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, where she missed the cut. In 2018, she reached Stage II of the LPGA Q-School, which is to be played in mid-October.[3]

Death

Barquín was in her final year of a degree in civil engineering after completing her eligibility for the university golf team with the 2017–2018 season.[2] On 17 September 2018 at 10:24 a.m., the Ames Police Department were called and discovered her dead body at the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, Iowa.[6] [7] Collin Richards, a 22-year-old homeless man who had been living in an encampment near the golf course, was charged with her murder. An acquaintance said Richards had told him that he had "an urge to rape and kill a woman" according to The New York Times.[2] [3] [8] He pled guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced on 23 August 2019 to life in prison.[9] [10]

Memorial

Barquín, the most accomplished women's golfer in Iowa State University history, was honored on Saturday, 22 September 2018, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. At 10:50 a.m. CDT, a video tribute and a moment of silence in honor of her occurred before the Iowa State vs. Akron football game. Fans wore her favorite color, yellow. Proceeds from the sale of yellow T-shirts with her initials, CBA, on the front went to the "Remembering Celia Memorial Fund". Additionally, in her honor, both the Iowa State and the Akron Zips football teams wore her initials, CBA, as a decal on their helmets and the Iowa State University Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band formed a CBA during their routine. Posthumously, Barquín will receive a civil engineering diploma from Iowa State University.[8] [11] [12] [13]

Prior to her death, Barquín was to receive the Iowa State female student-athlete of the year award at Jack Trice Stadium on 22 September 2018.[14] [15]

2018 Ryder Cup

During the 2018 Ryder Cup, all players, both the United States and the European Union, wore yellow ribbons with her name, Celia, on them in her honor at Le Golf National.[16] [17]

Remembering Celia Memorial Fund

The Remembering Celia Memorial Fund was established for the family of Barquín. All money collected will be used to honor her memory and directed to her family.[12] [18]

Amateur wins

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Team appearances

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Notes and References

  1. News: Juan . Morenilla . Asesinada la golfista española Celia Barquín en un campo de golf de EE UU . Spanish golfer Celia Barquín murdered on US golf course. . 18 September 2018 . 18 September 2018 . Spanish .
  2. News: Luke . Meredith . Ryan J. . Foley . Drifter charged in stabbing death of champ golfer in Iowa . Associated Press . . 18 September 2018 . 18 September 2018 .
  3. News: Celia Barquín: European golf champion murdered in Iowa . . 18 September 2018 . 18 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Celia Barquin wins European Ladies' Amateur Championship . European Golf Association. 28 July 2018 . 18 September 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 European Ladies´Amateur Championship . European Golf Association . 18 September 2018.
  6. News: Terrell . Laura . Golfer's 911 call led police to woman's body . . . 17 September 2018 . 19 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Coldwater Golf Links: Classic. Traditional. Golf. . Coldwater Golf Links website (www.coldwatergolf.com) . 18 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518161244/https://www.coldwatergolf.com/ . 18 May 2024.
  8. News: Creglow . Zack . Iowa State football asking fans to wear yellow in honor of slain former Iowa State golfer . . . 18 September 2018 . 19 September 2018.
  9. News: Life in Prison for Killer of Celia Barquin Arozamena . 2019-08-23 . whotv.com . 2019-08-23.
  10. News: Man who killed Iowa St. golfer sentenced to life . ESPN . Associated Press . 23 August 2019.
  11. News: Rohlfing . Noah . Iowa State Athletics to honor Celia Barquin Arozamena on Saturday at football game . . . 18 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . 20 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011447/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/sports/celia-barquin-arozamena-honored-at-iowa-state-football-game/article_7e037b9e-bb64-11e8-94b6-f70c38276df8.html . dead .
  12. News: Memorial fund set up for family of slain Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena . 19 September 2018 . . . Nozicka . Luke . 28 September 2018.
  13. News: 'We're one big family': Clad in yellow, Iowa State fans show support for slain student . 22 September 2018 . Cannon . Austin . 28 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Rowan . Jason . Iowa State football to honor murdered Cyclones golfer at Saturday's game . 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . 20 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920121316/https://www.sportressofblogitude.com/2018/09/19/iowa-state-football-to-honor-murdered-cyclones-golfer-at-saturdays-game/ . dead .
  15. News: Williams . Chris . Iowa State names Lanning, Arozamena, athletes of the year . CycloneFanatic.com . 13 June 2018 . 19 September 2018.
  16. News: Euros wearing yellow ribbons to honor slain golfer . 25 September 2018 . . Gray . Will . 28 September 2018.
  17. News: Ryder Cup players wear yellow ribbons in tribute to Celia Barquin Arozamena . 25 September 2018 . . Saunders . Steven . 28 September 2018.
  18. News: Iowa State Announces Updated Plans To Honor Celia Barquin Arozamena . 20 September 2018 . . Mayer . Ryan . 28 September 2018.
  19. Web site: Celia Barquin Arozamena . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 18 September 2018.