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Ciganda ends LPGA title drought with Meijer Classic win
Carlota Ciganda ended an eight-and-a-half-year title drought with victory at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan (Raj Mehta) Spain's Carlota Ciganda ended her eight-and-a-half year title drought with a one-shot victory at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan on Sunday. The veteran Spaniard, who had been part of a six-way tie for the lead after Saturday's third round, closed with a five-under-par 67 to clinch her first win since winning in Mexico in 2016. Advertisement Ciganda snatched the lead to move to 16 under after back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th holes, edging her just in front of South Korea's Choi Hye-jin, who shot a closing 68 to finish on 15 under. Lee Somi was third after a dazzling seven-under-par 65 to finish on 14 under, ahead of three players tied on 13 under including France's Celine Boutier and US star Lexi Thompson. But the day belonged to Ciganda, whose round included seven birdies with two bogeys. "Winning is always very special," Ciganda said afterwards. "(The last) was in Mexico in 2016. I wanted to win in the US and I think winning against all these really good players -- it's very special. "I think a lot of mental work that I put in on these months and years. I think when you win it's when you realize all the hard work pays off." rcw/sev
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Ciganda ends nine-year LPGA Tour victory drought
Carlota Ciganda's two previous wins on the LPGA Tour came within a month of each other in 2016 [Getty Images] Carlota Ciganda finished one stroke clear of Choi Hye-jin to claim her first LPGA Tour victory in almost nine years at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan. The Spaniard birdied the final two holes at the Blythefield Country Club to card a five-under-par 67 to end at 16 under overall, with a bogey at the 17th proving costly for her playing partner from South Korea. Advertisement Ciganda, 35, whose two previous wins on the LPGA Tour came within a month of each other in October and November 2016, said: "It feels amazing, obviously, after all these years. "I knew I could do it, but obviously once the years keep going and you start getting older you start doubting yourself." Part of a six-way tie for the lead at the start of the fourth round, Ciganda also held off Somi Lee, who finished third at 14 under. Meanwhile, Lexi Thompson finished on 13 under alongside Celine Boutier and Nanna Koerstz Madsen after dropping shots on the 16th and 17th holes, while England's Bronte Law was in a tie for seventh on 12 under. Advertisement "I love coming here," added Ciganda, who has also won eight times on the Ladies European Tour. "It reminds me of where I'm from in the northern part of Spain. Very similar. Lots of trees, peaceful. I love the golf course. Five par fives, you can hit it hard here."
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Ciganda ends nine-year LPGA Tour victory drought
Carlota Ciganda finished one stroke clear of Choi Hye-jin to claim her first LPGA Tour victory in almost nine years at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Spaniard birdied the final two holes at the Blythefield Country Club to card a five-under-par 67 to end at 16 under overall, with a bogey at the 17th proving costly for her playing partner from South Korea. Ciganda, 35, whose two previous wins on the LPGA Tour came within a month of each other in October and November 2016, said: "It feels amazing, obviously, after all these years."I knew I could do it, but obviously once the years keep going and you start getting older you start doubting yourself."Part of a six-way tie for the lead at the start of the fourth round, Ciganda also held off Somi Lee, who finished third at 14 Lexi Thompson finished on 13 under alongside Celine Boutier and Nanna Koerstz Madsen after dropping shots on the 16th and 17th holes, while England's Bronte Law was in a tie for seventh on 12 under."I love coming here," added Ciganda, who has also won eight times on the Ladies European Tour."It reminds me of where I'm from in the northern part of Spain. Very similar. Lots of trees, peaceful. I love the golf course. Five par fives, you can hit it hard here."
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Thompson in six-way tie for LPGA lead in Michigan
American Lexi Thompson is part of a six-way tie for the lead heading into the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan (Raj Mehta) US veteran Lexi Thompson birdied two of the last three holes to card a four-under-par 68 and join a six-way tie for the lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Saturday. On a day when multiple players threatened but failed to break free atop the crowded leaderboard at Blythefield Country Club, Thompson was tied on 11-under 205 with Spain's Carlota Ciganda, South Korean Choi Hye-jin, Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Sofia Garcia of Paraguay. Advertisement The leaders were two strokes clear of Australian Karis Davidson, who fired a one-under 71 for 207, with another four players tied on 208. For Thompson, it's another crack at a title she missed out on in a playoff last year, and a chance to add to her tally of 11 LPGA titles for the first time since 2019. "Feel good about it," said Thompson, who is making just her sixth start of the season as she plays a limited schedule. "Hopefully I won't need my short game as much tomorrow. That's the goal. I didn't hit it my best today, but I tried to stay in the moment, stay positive and make the saves when I needed them." Thompson started the day one adrift and after a bogey at the third reeled off three straight birdies at four, five and six. She responded to a bogey at the ninth with birdies at 10 and 11 and after a bogey at 14, birdied 16 and 18. Advertisement Choi, who was one of four players sharing the overnight lead, had three birdies without a bogey in her three-under 69 and had a chance to take the solo lead but missed a six-foot birdie putt at 18. Ciganda, also among the first-round leaders, made her fourth birdie of the day at 18 to cap her 69 and keep her name in the leading bunch. Sagstrom, winner of the LPGA Match Play earlier this season, thrust herself into contention when she picked up five shots in the space of three holes with eagles at the fourth and sixth sandwiched around a birdie at the fifth. She had three birdies and three bogeys the rest of the way in a five-under 67. Advertisement Garcia had the solo lead at 13 under after an eagle and four birdies in her first 10 holes. But she fell back with three straight bogeys at 13, 14 and 15 before salvaging a share of the lead with a birdie at the last. Koerstz Madsen, who won her lone LPGA title in Thailand in 2022, was 13-under with a two-shot lead after six birdies through 16 holes. But she closed with back-to-back bogeys and said nerves were a contributing factor. "I know some of the swing got really fast at the end, so it's good that I can go and work on that and know what Swing thought I have to think about when that happens for tomorrow," she said. bb/rcw
