Hometown: Pamplona, Spain
Birthdate: June 1, 1990 – currently 26 years, 4 months, 15 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour - Finished T34 at the 2011 Final LPGA Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional – 2011
VICTORIES
- LPGA: First-career victory, becomes a Rolex First-Time Winner
MONEY
- CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Ciganda crosses the $2 million mark in career earnings and has now earned $2,032,222 over her five seasons on Tour
- SEASON: Ciganda has earned $824,465 this and moves from 24th to 17th on the 2016 LPGA Tour Official Money List
RACE TO CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves from 26th to 14th in the Race to CME Globe with a total of 1,648 points
PLAYOFF RECORD
- This was Ciganda’s first ever playoff victory, bringing her record to 1-2 in playoffs
- Her previous playoff losses came at the 2014 CME Group Tour Championship and the 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- This was Ciganda’s third start at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship and her previous best finish was a T22
2016 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
- 22 events, 18 cuts made, $824,465 earned, 1 win, 2 additional top-10 finishes, 1 runner-up finish at the Meijer LPGA Classic
OF NOTE
- This is Ciganda’s fifth professional victory. She has three wins on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and one on the LET Access Series
- Becomes the fourth player from Spain to win on the LPGA Tour, joining Marta Figueras-Dotti, Beatriz Recari and Azahara Munoz
- Becomes the eighth Rolex First-Time Winner so far this season