Cristina Marsans Astoreca (9 May 1946 – 26 August 2018)[1] also known as Marquesa de Artasona, was a Spanish golfer, best known for popularizing competitive golf in Spain.
[4] She represented Spain at the world amateur team championship, the Espirito Santo Trophy, on six occasions and at the European Ladies' Team Championship on nine occasions.
At the 1977 European Championship at Sotogrande in Spain, her team finished silver medalists, as well as in 1975, and she won the individual stroke-play part of the competition herself, six strokes ahead of the nearest competitors.
[6] From the RFEG she promoted the creation of the "Green Wood Awards of Environmental Responsibility" for Spanish golf courses as well as the "Human Values Awards", to promote values of solidarity and care for the environment.
[7] She especially focused on issues related to quality, design and environment, encouraging clubs to take the necessary steps to obtain ISO 14001 certification.