“It was the best lap of the season,” he confessed. Carlota Ciganda after scoring 66 hits on day 2 and positioning himself as the new leader of Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España presented by Oysho.
The Navarrese golfer, 34 years old and world number 39, is looking for her first title of the year in the final tournament of the European women’s circuit in 2024, where she has seven victories, the last of Aramco Team Series 2023. On the American tour he added two more titles, both in 2016, the Hana Bank Championship and the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Ciganda made six birdies without fail in the Real Guadalhorce Golf Club (Málaga) and reached 133 strokes (-11) after two very tight rounds, as on Thursday he signed a card of 67 with six birdies and a bogey. “I have played very solid these two days. It has been a long time since I made so many birdies and so few bogeys,” noted the Spanish player.
Carlota will start the weekend in first place in the standings with one shot ahead of the Slovenian Pia Babnik (67) and two about India Pranavi Urs (69) and the German Helen Briem (69). Maria Hernandez (66) and Luna Sobron (66) are the other Spaniards present in the top-10, whose options are full to fight for victory in the next two days.
“I think the first round was a little shorter, and that’s where I took my chances. I have a feeling that I was playing more wedges in the first round and that’s where I got the advantage I needed,” said Ciganda. who appreciated the work of his caddy, Javier Erviti.
“It helps a lot to have a caddy who has been a player, who understands a lot about golf and knows what to tell you all the time, especially on the greens. We understand each other very well and that shows in the results, ” said the Spanish player. .
Spanish Open
Classification
Day 2 (par 72):
133 Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 67-66
134 Pia Babnik (Esl) 67-67
135 Pranavi Urs (Ind) 66-69
Helen Briem (Ale) 66-69
137 María Hernández (ESP) 71-66
Manon De Roey (Bel) 69-68
138 Luna Sobron (ESP) 72-66
…
139 Marta Sanz (ESP/12ª) 69-70
Marta Martín (ESP) 68-71
140 Paula Martín (ESP/am/ 18ª) 70-70
Ana Peláez (ESP) 66-74
Carla Bernat (ESP/am) 74-66
Source: La Verdad
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