Carlota Ciganda from Navarre has achieved victory in the 1st National Absolute and Under-18 Women's Ranking Tournament 2007 held at the Barceló Montecastillo Resort facilities in Cádiz after an exciting final day in which the two players who have accompanied her from the beginning in the top places, Marta Silva from Santiago de Compostela and Belén Buendía from Valencia, challenged her for the victory until the end.

Carlota Ciganda, who had already shot two exceptional rounds in the first few days—72 strokes in both—carded a 71 in her final round and took advantage of Marta Silva's lackluster performance. Silva, who started the day in the lead, finished in third place with a 77.

Ahead of her was Belén Buendía, who, although she was never able to beat the course, showed great consistency and had a chance of winning until the very end. Also noteworthy were the phenomenal performances of Azahara Muñoz from Málaga and Andrea Macías from Madrid, who finished the competition in a commendable fourth place.

Carlota Ciganda, in the Girl category, thus completes a phenomenal 2006, in which she has achieved significant victories in the Copa SM La Reina, the French Junior International, and the Spanish Women's Individual Championship. She also shone in the Under-16 European Championship, where she finished second, and was selected along with Marta Silva to compete in the latest edition of the Junior Ryder Cup.

The 61 golfers who made the cut after the second round competed in the tournament. Among them was Belén Mozo from Cádiz, who finished tenth and will soon travel to the United States to continue her academic and athletic training.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION
1.- Carlota Ciganda 215 (72+72+71)
2.- Belén Buendía 218 (72+72+74)
3.- Marta Silva 219 (72+70+77)