. The European team has added its name to the list of winners for the third consecutive year, a string of successes only achieved by the United States in the runs between 1994-1998 and 2005-2009.

. Carlota Ciganda completes her dream of winning every possible amateur and professional title in Spain, including a memorable Solheim Cup.

History has reserved for the first Solheim Cup held in Spain and Carlota Ciganda the best possible script ever dreamed of, a tie at 14 points that is considered a victory for Europe - the winner of the previous edition retains the trophy - and a superb performance that places Carlota Ciganda as an indisputable reference of Spanish, European and world women's golf.

Not surprisingly, what was at stake, besides the victory itself, was the unfolding of a collective narrative and an intimately intertwined individual one. On the one hand, Europe aspired to its third consecutive triumph, a string of victories never before achieved by European women. On the other hand, Carlota Ciganda dreamed of successfully overcoming the ultimate challenge of winning everything in Spain after sweeping all the titles in the major amateur and professional tournaments held in the country.

Both aspirations are now linked in the annals of the history of professional women's golf and in the personal history of Carlota Ciganda, who, with 4 points, distinguished herself as the most productive player of the current edition of the 2023 Solheim Cup, which concluded with the general feeling of duty fulfilled.

Good organization; a massive public presence; a lively and healthy atmosphere in the stands; a game imbued with equality and excitement constitute the solid foundations of a legacy that will extend with palpable activity during the coming years throughout Andalusia, throughout Spain.

The multifaceted and interesting aspects involved in the celebration of the 2023 Solheim Cup more than lived up to expectations, but succumbed, as it should, to an exciting sporting development that has kept fans around the world on the edge of their seats for three days of intense emotions.

With these premises and twelve individual matches underway, a final day to remember began. Points where newsworthy events occurred multiplied endlessly; plays that gradually acquired the label of decisive multiplied like spores; the lead changed hands every second.

Only the course of the holes could truly determine the outcome. This happened in the early matches, when the United States earned its first points thanks to Megan Khang and Danielle Kang, who were effectively neutralized by strong performances from Leona Maguire and Anna Nordqvist.

And it also happened in the intermediate matches, ending in a tie in those featuring the Europeans Georgia Hall and Georgia Dryburgh, in both cases with the feeling that they could have been won were it not for some faulty putts at the decisive moments.

Hands trembled, clubs burned, balls slipped… the tension was palpable in the increasingly dense atmosphere as everyone searched for the solution to the enigma. The matches featuring Sweden's Madelene Sangstrom and France's Celine Boutier ended with the Americans in the 15th and 17th holes, a lead minimized thanks to the brilliance of an immense Caroline Hedwall who, in a series of inspired final holes, secured the point for Europe, celebrated with furious raised arms in recognition and joy.

On the brink of disaster, with the score 12-13 in favor of the United States and only three games underway, all eyes were fixed on the same point, on the matches played by Maja Stark, Emily Pedersen and, of course, the indomitable Carlota Ciganda.

In the last match, Denmark's Pedersen could do little against the push of the experienced Lexi Thompson, while Sweden's Stark successfully responded to the challenge of adding another point with decisive connotations for the European side, which needed one more point in any case to tie at 14 and retain the title.

And there she was, as on so many other occasions, Carlota Ciganda, that player who, thanks to her hard work and talent, has had the opportunity to write her own part of the personal and collective history of Spanish and European women's golf. The Navarrese golfer gave it her all, inspired everyone, and offered her best to successfully respond to each of the challenges posed by Nelly Korda, number 2 in the World Ranking.

Nothing, however, could stop Carlota Ciganda, neither Korda's best efforts nor the pressure of knowing that Europe's victory rested in her hands. The putt to sink on the 16th hole and the tee shot on the 17th, which left the ball inches from the flag, finally brought to fruition this collective and personal story that has intertwined the destinies of the Solheim Cup and Carlota Ciganda to create the greatest story ever dreamed of.

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