Spanish Carlota Ciganda signed the eighth title obtained on the Ladies European Tour by winning with 270 (67 66 66 71, -18) shots the Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espaa presented by OYSHO, the last seasonal event of the circuit played on the Real Club Guadalhorce Golf course (par 72) in Campanillas, near Malaga in Spain. Queen of the LET 2024 is the Swiss Chiara Tamburlini, dominator of the tour (three individual titles and two team titles) who did not need to take part in the competition to excel in the order of merit.
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Ciganda, results
Two Italians on the field, Virginia Elena Carta, 59th with 291 (70 77 72 72, +3), and Alessandra Fanali, 63rd with 292 (69 75 73 75, +4).
Carlota Ciganda, a 34-year-old from Pamplona who mainly plays on the LPGA Tour, where she has obtained two victories, with a final round of 71 (-1, four birdies, three bogeys) managed to contain the comeback attempt of the Belgian Manon De Roey, who was following her by three shots after 54 holes and whose 68 (-4, four birdies) was not enough to at least reach the playoff. In third place with 274 (-14) the Indian Pranavi Urs, in fourth with 275 (-13) the German Helen Briem, seasonal revelation with five successes, four on the LET Access (three as an amateur) and one on the LET, and in fifth with 276 (-12) her compatriot Patricia Isabel Schmidt and the Spanish amateur Andrea Revuelta. Only 16th with 281 (-7) the Indian Aditi Ashok, who was defending the title.
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The winner received a check for 105,000 euros out of a prize pool of 700,000 euros.
In the order of merit, Chiara Tamburlini (p. 2,718) preceded Manon De Roey (p. 2,216), the English Charley Hull (p. 1,742), the French Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (p. 1,528) and the other English Bronte Law (p. 1,472). In 25th place Alessandra Fanali (p. 880) and in 37th Virginia Elena Carta (p. 710).
TheLadies European Touris a professionalgolftour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania.
