# Carlota Ciganda

Carlota Ciganda Machiñena (born 1 June 1990) is a professional golfer from Spain who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She won the LET's Order of Merit (money title) in her debut season in 2012, and was also named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

## Early life and college career

Born in Pamplona, Spain, Ciganda started to play golf aged five, influenced by her father. Her uncle is the former football player and coach José Ángel Ziganda. She attended college in the United States at Arizona State University from 2008 to 2011, where she majored in Business Administration. Ciganda speaks four languages.

## Amateur career

Ciganda enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the British Ladies Amateur in 2007. She returned to the finals in 2009, but was runner-up to compatriot and ASU teammate Azahara Muñoz. Ciganda won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 2004 and 2008, and was the Spanish National age group champion from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of Spain's 2006 and 2008 Espirito Santo Trophy teams, finishing second in 2008; 2005 and 2007 European Junior Solheim Cup teams and 2004 and 2006 European Junior Ryder Cup teams. While at Arizona State, she was a member of the Sun Devils' NCAA championship team in 2009 as a freshman, and made conference history as the first to win consecutive Pac-10 Championships in 2009 and 2010; she finished third in 2011.
Ciganda played in a number of professional tournaments as an amateur and first took part in the 2005 Tenerife Ladies Open at age 14. Although on that occasion she did not make the cut, she finished as the best Spanish representative in several professional tournaments, including the 2007 Open De España Femenino, when she finished eighth and the 2008 Tenerife Ladies Open when she was third, three shots behind the winner, Rebecca Hudson.

## Professional career

Ciganda turned professional in May 2011 making her debut the following month at the Tenerife Ladies Match Play, an unofficial event on the LET schedule, where she finished second to Becky Brewerton. She competed on the Ladies European Tour Access Series that season, winning the Murcia Ladies Open. In the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2011 she finished tied 34th, earning Priority List Category 20 for the 2012 LPGA Tour season and went on to finish third at the LET Final Qualifying School tournament later that month to earn full playing rights for the 2012 Ladies European Tour season.
In her first full season on the 2012 Ladies European Tour, Ciganda won the ISPS Handa Order of Merit and was also named Players' Player of the Year, as voted for by the LET members. She played in 19 tournaments, with two victories at the Deloitte Ladies Open and the China Suzhou Taihu Open and had ten additional top-10s finishes. Her efforts won her the LET Rookie of the Year award and she ended the season ranked second on the European Solheim Cup points list with total earnings of €251,289.95.
Ciganda was the ladies' winner of the 2019 AON Risk Reward Challenge, collecting the $1,000,000 prize.

## Amateur wins

* 2004 European Ladies Amateur Championship
* 2005 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship
* 2006 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship
* 2007 British Ladies Amateur
* 2008 European Ladies Amateur Championship, Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship, French International Ladies Amateur Championship

## Professional wins (11)
### LPGA Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 1 | 16 Oct 2016 | LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship | 69-70-69-70=278 | –10 | Playoff | Alison Lee | 300,000 |
| 2 | 13 Nov 2016 | Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational | 67-72-68-68=275 | –13 | 2 strokes | Austin Ernst Jodi Ewart Shadoff Karine Icher Sarah Jane Smith Angela Stanford | 200,000 |
$^1$ Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour.
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2014 | CME Group Tour Championship | Julieta Granada Lydia Ko | Ko won with par on fourth extra hole Granada eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Kim Sei-young | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2016 | LPGA KEB–Hana Bank Championship | Alison Lee | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Ladies European Tour (8)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 3 Jun 2012 | Deloitte Ladies Open | 71-67-69=207 | –9 | 2 strokes | Ursula Wikström |
| 2 | 28 Oct 2012 | China Suzhou Taihu Open | 65-70-64=199 | –17 | 7 strokes | Caroline Masson |
| 3 | 2 Jun 2013 | UniCredit Ladies German Open | 68-33=101 | –6 | Playoff | Charley Hull |
| 4 | 29 Sep 2019 | Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open | 72-68-65-71=276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Esther Henseleit |
| 5 | 28 Nov 2021 | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España | 70-66-70-67=273 | −11 | 4 strokes | Maja Stark |
| 6 | 10 Jul 2022 | Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open | 65-67-68-70=270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Laura Beveridge |
| 7 | 21 May 2023 | Aramco Team Series – Florida | 72-69-73=214 | −2 | 1 stroke | Klára Spilková |
| 8 | 1 Dec 2024 | Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open De España | 67-66-66-71=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Manon De Roey |
LET playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2013 | UniCredit Ladies German Open | Charley Hull | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open | Anna Nordqvist Florentyna Parker | Parker won with birdie on fourth extra hole Ciganda eliminated by birdie on first hole |

### LET Access Series (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 19 Nov 2011 | Murcia Ladies Open | 68-76-70=214 | –5 | Playoff | Julie Tvede |
LET Access Series playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2011 | Murcia Ladies Open | Julie Tvede | Won with birdie on sixth extra hole |

## Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | | | | | T66 | T61 | T4 | T56 | T60 | CUT | T4 | T24 | CUT | CUT | T12 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | | | | T39 | T57 | T63 | CUT | CUT | T5 | 3 | T22 | CUT | T49 | T28 | T20 | T19 |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | | | T37 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T20 | T33 | T48 | T3 | CUT | CUT | T3 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^ | | | | | T52 | CUT | T38 | T17 | T32 | T33 | 10 | NT | CUT | T3 | DQ | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T52 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | T29 | CUT | T31 | T23 | T7 | 7 | T51 | T34 | CUT | CUT | T37 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = disqualified NT = no tournament T = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 43 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2018 US Open – 2020 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2019 Evian – 2019 British Open)

## Professional career summary
### LPGA Tour

| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | $79,679 | 85 | 73.25 | n/a |
| 2013 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 355,949 | 40 | 71.98 | 49 |
| 2014 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | 367,280 | 44 | 72.17 | 64 |
| 2015 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 404,849 | 42 | 71.77 | 51 |
| 2016 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1,116,199 | 14 | 70.56 | 16 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | T3 | 765,008 | 24 | 70.35 | 21 |
| 2018 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,244,610 | 8 | 70.09 | 8 |
| 2019 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | T2 | 998,654 | 15 | 69.94 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 477,707 | 20 | 70.58 | 9 |
| 2021 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 329,944 | 61 | 71.17 | 56 |
| 2022 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 826,614 | 33 | 70.58 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | T3 | 1,096,662 | 23 | 70.20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 853,574 | 46 | 71.11 | 42 |
Official as of 2024 season

### Ladies European Tour

| Year | LET wins | Earnings (€) | Money list rank | Scoring average |
| 2012 | 2 | 251,290 | 1 | 70.46 |
| 2013 | 1 | 173,329 | 5 | 70.88 |
| 2014 | 0 | 140,730 | 5 | 70.32 |
| 2015 | 0 | 19,489 | n/a | 70.78 |
| 2016 | 0 | 57,266 | n/a | 71.36 |
| 2017 | 0 | 160,798 | 2 | 69.41 |
| 2018 | 0 | 153,094 | | 69.31 |
Official as of 2018 season

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking |
| 2007 | 502 |
| 2008 | 504 |
| 2009 | 705 |
| 2010 | 605 |
| 2011 | 291 |
| 2012 | 50 |
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 51 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 37 |

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing Spain): 2004 (winners), 2005
* European Girls' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2005
* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Spain): 2006, 2008, 2010
* Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2005, 2007 (winners)
* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2006 (tie, cup retained)
* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2007 (winners), 2008, 2009, 2010
Professional
* Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2013 (winners), 2015, 2017, 2019 (winners), 2021 (winners), 2023 (tie, cup retained), 2024
* International Crown (representing Spain): 2014 (winners)

### Solheim Cup record

| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
| Career | 25 | 12–11–4 | 4–2–1 | 2–4–1 | 6–5–2 | 14 | 56.0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 def. M. Pressel 4&2 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 won w/ S. Pettersen 1 up won w/ A. Muñoz 1 up | 3 | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 1–0–0 won w/ M. Reid 4&3 | 0–1–1 halved w/ M. Reid lost w/ A. Muñoz 3&2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. B. Lincicome 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ C. Masson 1 dn | 0–2–0 lost w/ E. Pedersen 6&5 lost w/ M. Reid 2 dn | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1–2–2 | 1–0–0 def. D. Kang 1 up | 0–1–1 halved w/ B. Law lost w/ B. Law 6&5 | 0–1–1 halved w/ B. Law lost w/ A. Muñoz 2&1 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost to B. Altomare 2&1 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 lost w/ S. Popov 1 dn won w/ N. Madsen 1 up | 1 | 33.3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 def. N. Korda 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/ E. Pedersen 2&1 | 2–0–0 won w/ L. Grant 4&2 won w/ L. Grant 2&1 | 4 | 100.0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to R. Zhang 6&4 | 0–2–0 lost w/ L. Grant 3&2 lost w/ E. Pedersen 1 dn | 1–0–0 won w/ E. Pedersen 2&1 | 1 | 25.0 |