Girls European Tour: Carlota Ciganda wins Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana

Carlota Ciganda claimed victory on the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana introduced by OYSHO, the ultimate occasion of the Girls European Tour in 2024.

The Spanish star overcame a nervous begin on the ultimate day to card rounds of 67-66-66-71 at Actual Membership Guadalhorce Golf to win her eighth title on the LET.

It was a second victory on this event for the Solheim Cup star, who first received the trophy again in 2021, and in addition a fourth LET title in Spain.

Ciganda held a four-shot lead in a single day nevertheless it was a rocky begin to the ultimate day for her as she made two bogeys in her opening three holes at Actual Membership Guadalhorce Golf.

After the primary 4 holes, her in a single day lead evaporated with back-to-back birdies from Belgium’s Manon De Roey because the duo battled it out.

The Spaniard made her first birdies of the day on the fifth and added one other on the seventh to have a one-shot lead over the Belgian, who additionally birdied the seventh gap.

On the again 9, Ciganda made a clutch strategy shot and putt after discovering the water on 10 to stroll away with a par however De Roey drew degree on -17 with a three-foot birdie on the twelfth gap.

Nonetheless, on 14 the Spanish star went again in entrance with a brief birdie putt of her personal and prolonged her benefit to 2 photographs with a birdie on 17 and, though she made a bogey on the final, she received with a complete of 18 beneath par.

“I’m very happy to win here in Spain in front of so many people and my family, it’s always great to play here. I love Spain and it’s always very special,” stated Ciganda.

“It wasn’t easy, sometimes when you have a four-shot lead it’s not easy. I haven’t 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.

“I fought arduous and I really like after we are proper there, I like to hit good photographs, so I made a extremely good birdie on 14 and the putt on 17 was nice too. I am actually completely happy to win right here in Spain.”

Festive cheer as LET season concludes

Belgium’s De Roey put up an important battle on the ultimate day firing a bogey-free spherical of 68 (-4) to complete in outright second place on the leaderboard.

India’s Pranavi Urs recorded her best-ever end on the LET with a solo third place after a last spherical of 69 (-3) in Malaga.

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Germany’s Helen Briem ended the week in fourth place on 13 beneath par, Spain’s Andrea Revuelta completed as high newbie in T5 on 12 beneath par alongside Germany’s Patricia Isabel Schmidt.

France’s Agathe Sauzon, England’s Annabel Dimmock and Slovenia’s Pia Babnik had been one shot additional again on 11 beneath par in T7 with England’s Hannah Display screen rounding out the highest 10 on 10 beneath.

England’s Alice Hewson – who was one in every of a number of gamers carrying festive reindeer antlers through the last spherical – additionally completed inside the highest 16 together with fellow Brits Liz Younger and Bronte Legislation.

Within the LET Order of Benefit, the highest three within the rankings completed as Switzerland’s Chiara Tamburlini with 2,718.44 factors, De Roey with 2,216.21 factors and England’s Charley Hull with 1,742 factors.

Ciganda jumped from 81st as much as twenty eighth within the rankings with France’s Celine Herbin securing the essential seventieth spot within the Order of Benefit to maintain her full LET card for 2025.

What’s subsequent?

The LET Tour now takes a break till 2025, however dwell golf continues on Sky Sports activities with the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Problem and the PGA Tour’s Hero World Problem dwell from Thursday December 5 to Sunday December 8. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with NOW.