June 8, 2012
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--A three-time first-team All-American at Arizona State, rookie pro Carlota Ciganda won her first professional tournament on the Ladies European Tour at the Deloitte Ladies Open. The Sun Devil shot a three-round total of 9-under 207 (71-67-69).
Ciganda took home the tournament title after shooting a 69 in the final round of competition at Golfclub Broekpolder. In her burgeoning career, Ciganda has won three tournaments including victories at the Spanish professional Championship as well as the Murcia Ladies Open.
"I am very happy. It's a very good feeling and I am very happy because I played very good golf. I was feeling calm and I was fine," Ciganda said. "Like yesterday, I started with a birdie on the first hole and made another one on my fifth and then ninth, so I was three under. Then my bogey was on hole-number 11. I three-putted and missed a short putt but I was hitting lots of fairways, lots of greens. I was keeping in the present and playing great golf.
"It's very big because it's my first win on the Ladies European Tour so I'm very happy and hopefully I can win more."
As a Sun Devil, Ciganda was a two-time Pac-12 Champion in 2009-10 and helped Arizona State win its seventh NCAA Championship in 2009.