Carlota Ciganda is unstoppable. Less than a month after opening her account of victories on the Ladies American Tour (LPGA) by winning the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, she has now added another medal to her collection by winning the Lorena Ochoa Invitational held in Mexico.
The Spanish golfer, who is enjoying a dream second half of the season, started the final day, the fourth, in second place. Part of the credit goes to that extraordinary 68 in the third round, which left her just one stroke behind the provisional leader, Austin Ernst.
On the final day, Carlota Ciganda displayed the spectacular golf that has characterized her since she began winning Spanish Championships as a junior, quickly taking control of the tournament. An eagle on the 2nd hole and birdies on the 3rd and 6th holes established her as the main rival to beat.
Behind her, a large group of golfers awaited the Spaniard's mistake: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Angela Stanford, Karine Icher, Sarah Jane Smith, and Austin Ernst were all waiting. A lot of talent among those names.
There were two bogeys, yes, but also two birdies – one of them on the 17th – to finish the tournament with -13, moderately far from the -11 of his rivals.
Two consecutive successes for the Navarrese
On October 16, Carlota Ciganda became the fourth Spanish player to win on the LPGA Tour. And she did it in none other than South Korea, a key venue in women's golf today.
Despite her youth, Carlota Ciganda is a legend of Spanish golf. Her record includes Spanish Championships in every category – from junior to professional – as well as a victory on the LETAS Circuit, three on the Ladies European Tour, and a significant contribution to the European team's victory in the 2013 Solheim Cup.
In this brief biography, we must add her presence at the last Olympic Games, in which she participated alongside her teammate on the National Teams and friend Azahara Muñoz.
Her career in the United States had long demanded such success, although the arrival of enormous young talent, many from Asia, made this task difficult. Earlier this year, she had finished second in the Meijer LPGA Classic, losing to South Korea's Sei Young Kim in a playoff.
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