Carlota Ciganda It is today the great reference of Spanish women’s golf and is undoubtedly one of the favorites to fight until the end for the victory in the Andaluca Costa del Sol Open de Espaa 2021, which starts tomorrow at Los Naranjos Golf Club. Navarre is the European player with the best world ranking in the tournament and his motivation is maximum every time the national Open arrives.
Ciganda attends the tournament after a very busy summer with very special events such as the Olympic Juices and the Solheim Cup. In Tokyo, the woman from Pamplona finished 29th, while in Ohaio Carlota she lifted the champion cup for the third time in her career with her European teammates. Ciganda reaped a valuable point for the Old Continent to revalidate the title.
Right after Solheim, the Spanish took advantage of the positive inertia and achieved his best LPGA finish of the season – a fifth at the Portladn Classic-, going out even in the main game on Sunday. Later came two very valuable third places in Saudi Arabia, which showed their great moment.
The “culmination” of his good results, without a doubt, will be a victory at Los Naranjos, in a tournament in which he has already made seven ‘top 10’ in as many participations, and which has already dominated in lower categories. In 2014, at Golf Costa Adeje, and in 2017, at Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, he finished second, with which he arrives at the Open of Spain with the intention of ascending one more step on the podium.
“I have been fortunate to be champion of Spain in all categories, and achieving the title at the Andalusian Costa del Sol Open in Spain will be a wonderful culmination. I am missing the Open of Spain and I will do everything possible to achieve it”declared Carlota Ciganda.
In any case, and after a very intense course, the Navarrese is ready to face its last challenge of the season: “I have traveled a lot this year. I started going to Asia at the beginning of the year and what followed, but I have the strength to give it my all this week. and then rest for a month and a half, “the golfer tells MARCA.
Carlota, who has only had time to play 18 holes at Los Naranjos, also analyzes the emergence of younger and younger players, something that is being lived in Europe, where the ‘Race to Costa del Sol’ will be won by Atthaya Thitikul, 18, and second is Pia Banik, 17. “Today much more is known about physique, golf technique and nutrition, and the players are better prepared than ten years ago when I started as a professional.. There has also been a technological evolution and coaches know more. That is why they rebound so young, “says number 48 in the ranking.
Looking forward to next year, Ciganda only has in mind to keep improving, especially now that he has hit a hot streak: “I would like to win some tournament in 2022 on the LPGA, do more ‘top 10’, be more consistent than this last year, which has not been as good as I would have liked”.
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