Carlota Ciganda, confident of closing a year that was “one of the best” of her career

The Navarrese Carlota Ciganda He assured this Wednesday, on the eve of the participation from Thursday to Sunday in ‘Andalusia Costa del Sol/Spanish Open’held at the Real Club Las Brisas, in Marbella (Málaga), who faced it with enthusiasm to close a year “one of the best of his career.”

Ciganda, in a press appearance, recalled that the Solheim Cup, in which he participated with the European team and won against the United States in September, also in the province of Malaga, in the Finca Cortesín field, “was an incredible incredible week and it’s probably the best thing” he’s played in his career.

“If it’s not my best year, it’s probably my second best”featured Carlota Ciganda, who also highlighted the development experienced by this tournament, the final event of the Women’s European Tour (LET) and decisive for the ‘Race to Costa del Sol’.

“It is important that the best players participate and Azahara (Muñoz) and I come to support our country, which has given us so much these years. “I love seeing the growth of the tournament and that it’s growing, that we’re playing on big fields, that people are encouraged and that they continue to support women’s golf because it’s on the rise,” she said.

The 33-year-old golfer said, about being one of the favorites to win, that he was “playing well” and predicted that on Sunday, the final day of the tournament, he would be “on top,” though he pointed out. out that “There are very good players like Céline Boutier, Linn Grant, Anne Van Dam or Azahara Muñoz.”

Regarding the Malaga native, she added that she is “sure that she is going to do very well, because she plays at home, she is very motivated and won twice here. We will have to do very well to have a chance.”

“I want to play here. Since I was young I have played a lot, with many concentrations in the Federation. The weather, the fields, the people, the food are wonderful… I feel very comfortable and I can only speak well of Andalusia,” he said about his participation in tournaments in this region.

He also referred to the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas, the venue for this edition of the Spanish Open, and revealed that he had never played before and that Tuesday was when he tried it for the first time.

“I really like it. Very nice, in very good condition. I think second shots on the green will be very important, the greens can be fast and moving and you can have complicated putts. “I really like this route and I think the results will be pretty low,” he explained.