Carlota Ciganda
The main tournament wins for Carlota Ciganda are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Meijer
Played as the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (June 12-15). Second-placed Hye-jin Choi (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Carlota Ciganda (Esp), who recorded her third LPGA Tour win, and first in over eight years. [Blythefield CC, Belmont, nr Grand Rapids, Michigan].
Europe
OYSHO
Played as the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España presented by OYSHO (Nov 28-Dec 1; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Manon De Roey (Belg) finished 1 shot behind Carlota Ciganda (Esp), who recorded her second win in her home national championship. [Real (Royal) Guadalhorce GC, nr Malaga, Andalucia, Spain].
America
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series presented by Public Investment Fund - Florida (May 19-21; Ladies European Tour event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Trump Intl GC, West Palm Beach, FL].
Individual competition: second-placed Klára Spilková (Czech) finished 1 shot behind Carlota Ciganda (Esp).
Team competition winners: Team Roussin (263, -25): Pauline Roussin (Fra), Trish Johnson (Eng), Nuria Iturrioz (Esp) & Michael Bickford (Eng, amateur). Runners-up: Team Alexander (265, -23): Casandra Alexander (RSA), Gabriella Cowley (Eng), Emma Grechi (Fra) & Jason McCarty (USA, amateur).; professionals in winning team received $35,000 each.
Note: second of five Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2023.
Europe
Estrella Damm
Played as the Estrella Damm Ladies Open presented by Catalunya (July 7-10). Second-placed Laura Beveridge (Scot) finished 2 shots behind home-country winner Carlota Ciganda (Esp). [GC Terramar, Sitges, nr Barcelona, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España (Nov 25-28; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Maja Stark (Swe) finished 4 shots behind delighted home-country winner Carlota Ciganda (Esp). [Los Naranjos GC, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol].
Awards
LET
For the second straight year Ciganda (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average (69.08) on the Ladies European Tour. Anne Van Dam (Nld) was second with 70.04; Su-hyun Oh (S Kor) was third with 70.17.
Awards
LET
Ciganda (Esp) recorded the season's lowest stroke average (69.31) on the Ladies European Tour. Azahara Muñoz (Esp) was second with 69.55; Caroline Hedwall (Swe) was third with 69.86.
America
Citibanamex
Played as the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Aeromexico and Delta (Nov 10-13). Second-placed Jodi Ewart Shadoff (Eng), Angela Stanford (USA), Karine Icher (Fra), Sarah Jane Smith (Aus) and Austin Ernst (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ciganda (Esp). [Club de Golf Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico].
Asia
HanaBank
Played as the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship (Oct 13-16; KLPGA/LPGA Tours event). 26-year-old Carlota Ciganda (Esp) beat Alison Lee (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record her first LPGA Tour win. [Ocean course, Sky 72 GC, Incheon, S Korea].
Europe
UniCredit
Played as the UniCredit Ladies German Open presented by Audi (May 30-Jun 2). Ciganda (Esp) beat Charley Hull (Eng) at the first playoff hole. Reduced to 27-holes from 72 due to severe rain. [Golfpark Gut Häusern, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
Deloitte
Played as the Deloitte Ladies Open (June 1-3). Second-placed Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) finished 2 shots behind 22-year old rookie Ciganda (Esp), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win. [Broekpolder GC, nr Rotterdam].
Asia
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Played as the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open (Oct 26-28; Ladies Eurpn, Asian & China Tours event). Second-placed Caroline Masson (Ger) finished 7 shots behind LET rookie and wire-to-wire winner Carlota Ciganda (Esp), who recorded her second LET win. [Suzhou Taihu Intl GC, Shanghai, China].
Awards
ISPS Handa
Ciganda (Esp) won the LET 2012 ISPS Handa Order of Merit, with earnings of €251,289 on the Tour. Caroline Masson (Ger) was second with €241,831; Shanshan Feng (China) was third with €202,147. Ciganda became the first player since Laura Davies 27 years earlier to win the Tour's Order of Merit and Rookie titles in the same season.
Ciganda (Esp) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.
Awards
Rolex
Ciganda (Esp) won the LET 2012 Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished No.1 on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of €251,289. The only other golfer to top the Tour's Order of Merit as a rookie was Laura Davies, 27 years earlier.
Amateur
EGA
Played as the International European Championship Ladies (Aug 27-30). Carlota Ciganda (Esp) beat María Hernández (Esp) in a playoff. The previous year in this event, Ciganda was runner-up to Caroline Hedwall (Swe) after a playoff. [GC Schloss Schönborn,Göllersdorf, Hollabrunn, Austria].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (104th). Ciganda (Esp) beat Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 4 and 3 in the final. [Alwoodley GC, Leeds, West Yorkshire].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the International European Championship Ladies (Aug 25-28). Amongst an all Spanish top three, second-placed Elisa Serramia (Esp) and María Hernández (Esp) finished 8 shots behind home country winner Carlota Ciganda (Esp). [GC Ulzama, Gerendiáin, Navarra, Spain].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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