Carlota Ciganda is determined to give the final push to a season that ends this week with the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open in Spain presented by Oysho. The proof of this is the strength with which the tournament has started and that, after two rounds, the heroine of the Ryder Cup 2023 has become the sole leader with 133 strokes in the accumulated after scoring 66 on the day. One hit is followed by the precocious Pia Babnik (134); Another Spaniard, María Hernández (137), also remains in high positions. The most spectacular fact is that there are 10 Spaniards in the ‘top 30’ of the tournament that is being held at the Real Club Guadalhorce.
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On the opening day, Ciganda already left very good feelings – especially on the second nine – but this Friday he not only confirmed them, but also seems to have redoubled his bet with a very solid golf from tee to green – exquisite with the irons – that It has given him numerous birdie opportunities. In fact, Carlota has been very accurate on the greens, so her good play has been translated into a low result.
For the second day, the Navarrese golfer once again turned on the turbo in the section from 1 to 9 and again took advantage of three of the four par 5s on the course; Both days the 10th hole has eluded him. The most notable thing is the feeling of concentration it conveys, which invites us to dream of repeating the 2021 victory in the national open. She seems very involved in the tournament and another proof is that she has not made a birdie after 36 holes. “Once again I played the first section of the course very well. On the second nine I saved a couple of important pairs,” Ciganda highlighted after finishing, while remembering that this “It has been a very long season.”
There is a lot of tournament ahead and the day of the movement will clarify things a little more, but it certainly looks like the young and talented Babnik is going to be in the fight. The Slovenian, who at 14 years old scored a 58, is one of the most precocious players we have seen on the Ladies European Tour and her list of merits is very notable for a 20-year-old player. At 15 she made her debut in the LET and made the leap to professional at 16. In 2021 she won two trophies on the European Tour and in 2022 she was third in the Chevron. However, he went through difficult times due to back problems when he was only 18 years old, which affected his performance. The year 2023 was the hardest year, but finally in 2024 all this seems forgotten, as I remembered today after finishing the second round. It wouldn’t be strange if in 2025 we see her top in the ‘majors’. At the moment, she has a duel with Carlota Ciganda in the LET final.
