Navarrese golfer Carlota Ciganda lived up to expectations and maintained her lead on the final day of the Spanish Women's Individual Championship in Neguri (Vizcaya), thus retaining the title she won last year at the Ulzama course (Navarra) and extending her brilliant career in this first half of the season.

Carlota Ciganda exerted absolute dominance over her rivals from the first day, when she stood out with a round of 70 strokes (2 under par). On the final day, a round of 71 strokes (1 under par) was enough to eliminate any hint of excitement, even though her closest rivals also posted low scores.

Following her, Madrid native Araceli Felgueroso, who in the third round broke the course record from the blue tees with a phenomenal 67, had another outstanding day, securing second place and the runner-up positions in both the Absolute and Junior categories. In the second category, the title went to Cristina Aragón, who accumulated a total of 324 strokes.

The player from Navarre thus retains the titles in the Absolute, Junior and Under-18 categories – the competitions were held at the same time in Neguri – just as happened in 2006, when she emerged victorious from the exciting duel she fought in Ulzama with Azahara Muñoz from Malaga.

This victory serves to embellish a record that this year has been significantly enhanced by her triumph in the 1st National Absolute and Under-18 Female Ranking Tournament 2007 and, above all, by a prodigious performance in the Castellón Spanish Open, in which she finished in eighth position despite being one of only three amateur golfers invited.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1.- Carlota Ciganda 287 (70+75+71+71)
2.- Araceli Felgueroso 294 (75+82+67+70)
3.- Azahara Muñoz 296 (72+79+72+73)

CLASSIFICATION 2ND CATEGORY
1.- Cristina Aragon 324 (76+83+81+84)
2.- Candela Glez.-Riancho 327 (78+81+85+83)
3.- Marta Sanz 328 (75+86+86+81)