Started playing golf at age 5…Credits her dad as the person who most influenced her career…Her hobbies include playing sports, going out with friends and watching movies…Her biggest hero is Rafael Nadal because he is a great example of an athlete… Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt.

LPGA Tour Victories (2)

2016 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, CitiBanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Aeromexico and Delta

Solheim Cup (6)

2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

UL International Crown (1)

Member of Team Spain, which won the inaugural event in 2014

Olympics (2)

2016 Rio Olympics (T39)
2020 Tokyo Olympics (T29)

2023 in a Nutshell

23 events, 17 cuts made, $1,096,662 (23)
Recorded six top-10 finishes, including two third place results at the Portland Classic and the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Represented the Team Europe at the Solheim Cup in Spain

Career Highlights:

2022:

24 events, 17 cuts made, $826,614 (33)
Recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best third place result at the Amundi Evian Championship

2021:

22 events, 19 cuts made, $329,944 (61)
Recorded two top-10 finishes, including a season-best T5 result at the Cambia Portland Classic
Represented the European Solheim Cup Team
Represented Spain at the Tokyo Olympics

2020:

12 events, 11 cuts made, $477,707 (20)
Recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best T3 result at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship

2019:

23 events, 22 cuts made, $998,654 (15)
Won the inaugural season-long Aon Risk Reward Challenge and $1 million prize
Posted eight top-10 finishes including in three of the five major championships and a season-best runner-up finish at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Member of the European Solheim Cup team with an overall record of 6-6-4

2018:

25 events, 22 cuts made, $1,244,610 (8)
Had a career-best nine top-10 finishes and finished a career-best eighth on the LPGA Official Money List with $1,244,610
Crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings with career-best finishes at both the U.S. Women's Open (third) and the Ricoh Women's British Open (T7)
Ranked second in rounds under par (68), seventh in rounds in the 60s (42) and eighth in scoring average (70.09)

2017:

22 events, 20 cuts made, $765,008 (24)
Matched her career-high with seven top-10 finishes
Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her season-best T3 finish at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Competed on her third European Solheim Cup team, posting a 1-3-0

2016:

26 events, 22 cuts made, $1,116,289 (14)
Recorded the first two wins of her career in a one-month span
Ranked seventh on Tour in Average Driving Distance (269.28) and Greens in Regulation (73.98%) in 2016
Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings and became a Rolex First-Time winner at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship

2015:

25 events, 19 cuts made, $404,849 (42)
Matched her career-best finish with a runner-up at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, shot a career-low 63 in the final round
Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings with her T51 finish at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
Competed on her second European Solheim Cup team, posting a 1-1-2 record

2014:

23 events, 18 cuts made, $367,280 (44)
Matched her career-best finish with a runner-up at the CME Group Tour Championship
Ranked second on Tour in eagles (12) and fifth in average driving distance (267.713)
Won the inaugural International Crown as a member of Team Spain, posting a 3-1-0 record

2013:

19 events, 16 cuts made, $355,949 (40)
2 top-10 finishes
Recorded career-best runner-up finish at the North Texas LPGA Shootout
Competed on her first European Solheim Cup team, posting a 3-0-0 record

2012:

3 events, 3 cuts made, $79,679 (85)
1 top-20 finish
Season-best finish was a T17 at the RICOH Women’s British Open

2011:

Turned professional in May.
Finished tied for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she earned Priority List Category 20 for the 2012 LPGA season.
Competed on the Ladies European Access Tour in 2011 where she won the Murcia Ladies Open.

Amateur:

Ciganda enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the 2007 British Amateur Championship and 2004 and 2008 European Championship.
She was a member of the 2006 and 2008 Spain World Amateur Team; 2005 and 2007 European Junior Solheim Cup Team and 2004 and 2006 European Junior Ryder Cup Team.
While at Arizona State University she made conference history by becoming the first player to win back-to-back Pac-10 Championships in 2009 and 2010.

Personal:

Started playing golf at the age of 5.
Credits her dad as the person who most influenced her career.
Her hobbies included playing sports, going out with friends and watching movies.
Her biggest hero is Rafael Nadal because he is a great example of an athlete.
• Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt.

Carlota Ciganda

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Carlota is 34 years old and first joined the LPGA Tour in 2012.