Who's who: Carlota Ciganda

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Who's who: Carlota Ciganda

  • Name:

    Carlota Ciganda Machiñena
  • Country:

    Spain
  • Born:

    June 1, 1990 in Pamplona, Province of Navarre, Spain.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer
  • Turned Pro:

    2011

Roll of Honour

Solheim Cup player (2013, '15, '17, '19, '21). Multiple wins on the Ladies European Tour. LET Rookie of the Year (2012). LET Order of Merit winner (2012).

Did you know?

Influenced by her father, Ciganda started to play golf at the age of five. She enjoyed a highly successful amateur career, winning the British Ladies Amateur title in 2007, and European Amateur in 2004 and 2008. While at Arizona State University she was a member of the successful "Sun Devils" golf team, which triumphed in the women's NCAA team championship in 2009.

Ciganda played in several professional tournaments as an amateur. She turned professional in 2011, recording two wins on the Ladies European Tour the following year. These wins helped her to claim the 2012 LET Order of Merit, Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honours.

Top tournaments won by Carlota Ciganda

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

214 (-2)

Prize money

$75,000

Title sponsor

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.

2022
Europe
270 (-18)
€45,000
Estrella Damm

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

270 (-18)

Prize money

€45,000

Title sponsor

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].

2021
Europe
273 (-15)
€90,000
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

273 (-15)

Prize money

€90,000

Title sponsor

x

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].

2019
Awards
69.08
n/a
LET

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Score

69.08

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

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.

2018
Awards
69.31
n/a
LET

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Score

69.31

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

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.

2016
America
275 (-13)
$200,000
Citibanamex

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

$200,000

Title sponsor

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].

2016
Asia
Sky 72 GC
278 (-10)
US$300,000
HanaBank

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Sky 72 GC

Score

278 (-10)

Prize money

US$300,000

Title sponsor

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].

2013
Europe
101 (-6)
€52,500
UniCredit

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

101 (-6)

Prize money

€52,500

Title sponsor

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].

2012
Awards
€251,289
see Score
Rolex

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Score

€251,289

Prize money

see Score

Title sponsor

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.

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Score

x

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

LET

Ciganda (Esp) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.

2012
Europe
207 (-9)
€37,500
Deloitte

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

207 (-9)

Prize money

€37,500

Title sponsor

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].

2012
Awards
€251,289
see Score
ISPS Handa

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Score

€251,289

Prize money

see Score

Title sponsor

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.

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

199 (-17)

Prize money

€52,500

Title sponsor

x

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].

Category

Amateur

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

289

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Amateur

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Score

4 & 3

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Amateur

Winner (holder)

Ciganda, Carlota

Venue

Ulzama

Score

282

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

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].

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