{"id":21665,"date":"2024-12-01T11:38:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T10:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=21665"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:38:41","slug":"ciganda-wins-andalucia-costa-del-sol-open-de-espana-for-the-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/ciganda-wins-andalucia-costa-del-sol-open-de-espana-for-the-second-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciganda wins Andaluc\u00eda Costa del Sol Open de Espa\u00f1a for the second time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlota Ciganda fired a final round of 71 (-1) to secure a one-stroke victory at the season-ending Andaluc\u00eda Costa del Sol Open de Espa\u00f1a presented by Oysho on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The Spanish star overcame a nervous start on the final day to card rounds of 67-66-66-71 at Real Club Guadalhorce Golf to win her eighth title on the LET.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a second victory in this tournament for the Solheim Cup star, who first the trophy back in 2021, and also a fourth LET title in Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy to win here in Spain in front of so many people and my family, it\u2019s always great to play here. I love Spain and it\u2019s always very special,\u201d said Ciganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy, sometimes when you have a four-shot lead it\u2019s not easy. I haven\u2019t been up there in a while, so I had some adrenaline going on and started with a couple of bogeys and Manon played really good on the front nine, so we were pretty tight those first few holes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fought hard and I love when we are right there, I love to hit good shots, so I made a really good birdie on 14 and the putt on 17 was great too. I\u2019m really happy to win here in Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ciganda held a four-shot lead overnight but it was a rocky start to final day for the Spanish star as she made two bogeys in her opening three holes at Real Club Guadalhorce Golf.<\/p>\n

After the first four holes, her overnight lead evaporated with back-to-back birdies from Belgium\u2019s Manon De Roey as the duo battled it out.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard made her first birdies of the day on the fifth and added another on the seventh to have a one-shot lead over the Belgian, who also birdied the seventh hole.<\/p>\n

On the back nine, Ciganda<\/strong> made a clutch approach shot and putt after finding the water on 10 to walk away with a par but De Roey drew level on -17 with a three-foot birdie on the 12th<\/sup> hole.<\/p>\n

However, on 14 the Spanish star went back in front with a short birdie putt of her own and extended her advantage to two shots with a birdie on 17 and although she made a bogey at the last, she won with a total of 18-under-par.<\/p>\n

Ciganda continued: \u201cI fought really hard, I am a fighter. I try to give my 100% every time I play golf and that\u2019s what I tried to do. It was a good day for me, but I just want to congratulate Manon because she did great.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially on second shots, I thought if I give myself good chances on the last few holes and hole a couple of putts. She played amazing, I know she\u2019s going to LPGA Q-School next week, so I wish her best of luck.\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Vincente<\/a> from Finca Cortesin at the 17th<\/sup> and it reminded me of Solheim Cup in 2023, it was a very similar yardage and it was the same club \u2013 an 8-iron \u2013 so I thought I\u2019m going to hit a great shot here, try to make that putt and make that birdie because it was the same type of hole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belgium\u2019s De Roey put up a great fight on the final day firing a bogey-free round of 68 (-4) to finish in outright second place on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I had to make a lot of birdies today, I got off to a good start and she [Carlota] didn\u2019t start that well,\u201d said the two-time LET winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was up and down the whole round; I got really close. I\u2019m very happy with how I played, I played bogey-free again and didn\u2019t really make any mistakes. I\u2019m still really happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crowds were applauding for me which was nice, and I think there were some Belgians in there as well. It\u2019s great playing with Carlota, she made some unbelievable up-and-downs today. I enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Pranavi Urs recorded her best-ever finish on the LET with a solo third place after a final round of 69 (-3) in Malaga.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old began with a birdie on the first and then a bogey on the second, but rolled in further birdies on the sixth, seventh, 10th<\/sup> and 12th<\/sup> holes to finish the week on 14-under-par.<\/p>\n

Urs said: \u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a better week! Well, I could if I had won, but I was close yesterday until the 13th<\/sup> hole. I know where I can potentially be and how well I can play under pressure. I think I handled that situation pretty well yesterday, so it was a good week overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s Helen Briem ended the week in fourth place on 13-under-par, Spain\u2019s Andrea Revuelta finished as top amateur in T5 on 12-under-par alongside Germany\u2019s Patricia Isabel Schmidt.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s Agathe Sauzon, England\u2019s Annabel Dimmock and Slovenia\u2019s Pia Babnik were one shot further back on 11-under-par in T7 with England\u2019s Hannah Screen rounding out the top 10 on 10-under.<\/p>\n

In the LET Order of Merit<\/strong><\/a>, the top three in the rankings finished as Switzerland\u2019s Chiara Tamburlini with 2,718.44 points, Belgium\u2019s Manon De Roey with 2,216.21 points and England\u2019s Charley Hull with 1,742 points.<\/p>\n

Ciganda jumped from 81st<\/sup> up to 28th<\/sup> in the rankings with France\u2019s Celine Herbin securing the crucial 70th<\/sup> spot in the Order of Merit to keep her full LET card for 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carlota Ciganda fired a final round of 71 (-1) to secure a one-stroke victory at the season-ending Andaluc\u00eda Costa del Sol Open de Espa\u00f1a presented by Oysho on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The Spanish star overcame a nervous start on the final day to card rounds of 67-66-66-71 at Real Club Guadalhorce Golf to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[]},"categories":[865,45,893,864,881],"tags":[3847,4274,3742,1987,920],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t