Estefanía Knuth, the golf champion who mourns the death of Isak Andic, founder of Mango

Businessman Isak Andic, owner and non-executive president of the Mango fashion chain, aged 71, died this Saturday after falling from a height of about 150 meters while he was on an excursion with several members of his family near the caves. from Collbató (Barcelona).

Apparently, the businessman slipped on one of the paths and fell down a ravine from a great height, in an area close to those caves, which are part of the Montserrat mountain complex.

Isak Andic, founder of Mango, was married to Neus Raig, with whom he had three children, Jonathan, Judith and Sarah, in the two decades they were married. Currently, he shared his life with Estefania Knuth, the Catalan golfer with whom he himself stated he found his emotional stability.

A successful sports career

The Spanish former professional golfer born in 1973 and former member of the Ladies European Tour. Estefania Knuth is an accredited golfer, Spanish amateur champion (1992 and 93), bronze in the European championship (2011) and member of the Committee of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. He is part of several boards of directors and has positions in his family’s companies, basically dedicated to the real estate business.

He was born in Barcelona and had a successful amateur career. She won the 1989 Junior Orange Bowl in Florida and was runner-up in the European Women’s Amateur Championship in 1990 and 1993. She twice won the French International Women’s Junior Amateur Championship and won the 1992 French women’s amateur championship ahead of compatriot Laura Navarro.

Likewise, she won the 1992 Espirito Santo Trophy in Vancouver, Canada, together with Macarena Campomanes and Laura Navarro,(1) and won gold at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in France, both individually and in the team event together with Marina Arruti. and Navarro.(3)

The Catalan athlete She turned professional in 1993 and joined the Ladies European Tour. Her best finish was a tie for third at the 1998 Austrian Women’s Open, two shots behind Lynnette Brooky of New Zealand.

In 1995, won the Singapore Women’s Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour.

Both Andic and Rodés are personal friends of Queen Letizia, with whom they have shared more than one meeting in Barcelona and Madrid.