Introduction
Carlota Ciganda Machinena professionally known as Carlota Ciganda is a well known Spanish golfer who plays on LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour. The 32-year old is the winner of Ladies European Tour’s Order of Merit during her debut season, in the year 2012. She is regarded as one of the finest golfers in LET and LPGA Tour competitions were named the Rookie of the Year and also the Player of the Year in her debut season.
Born in Pamplona, Spain, Ciganda started playing golf just at the age of five & become professional at the age of twenty-one and joined LET and LPGA Tour at the age of twenty-two Professional for one decade now.
She has earned a huge net worth of $ 22 million (Rs 1,62.62 Cr) and makes a huge income annually. In her professional life is upfront, the same doesn’t go for her personal life. The professional golfer has kept her personal details very secret, which has her fans wondering about her love affairs and relationship status. Let’s find out in detail about her personal affairs and her financial status here.
Quick Facts
| Titles | Description |
| Real Name | Carlota Ciganda Machiñena |
| Birth Place | Pamplona, Spain. |
| Date of Birth | 1st June 1990. |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Source of Income | Professional golfer. |
| Age | 32 years. (As of 2022). |
| Father’s name | Jesús Ciganda |
| Mother’s name | Maria Jesus Machiñena |
| Star sign | Gemini |
| Residence | Pamplona, Spain. |
| University | Arizona State University. |
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches /173 Cm. |
| Weight | 68 Kg /149.91 Lbs. |
| Marital Status | Unmarried. |
| Become professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | LET (joined 2012) LPGA Tour (joined 2012) |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Ladies European Tour | 5 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA inspiration | T4: 2015, 2019 |
| The Women’s PGA Championship | T3: 2020 |
| The U.S. Women’s Open | 3rd: 2018 |
| Women’s British Open | T7/7th: 2018, 2019 |
| The Evian Championship | 10th: 2019 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| The Ladies European Tour Rookie of the year | 2012 |
| The Ladies European Tour Order of Merit | 2012 |
| The Ladies European Tour Player of the year | 2012 |
| Medal record Golf at the Mediterranean Games | |
| Women”s Team | Pescara 2009 |
| Individual | Pescara 2009. |
| Social Media | |
| Twitter 9302 followers | Twitter/Machiñena |
| Instagram 9316 followers | Instagram/ Machiñena |
| Facebook 1.3k followers | FaceBook/ Machiñena. |
| Net Worth | $ 22 million (Rs 1,62.62 Cr). |
| Last Updated | January 2022. |
Net Worth
She is one of the successful female golfers in the world. In the last ten years of her professional career, she has achieved a net worth of $ 22 million (Rs 1,62.62 Cr). She ranks No. 46 in the list of LPGA professionals with the highest career earnings. As of 2019, her total career earnings stand at $ 4,753,426 ( INR 35.13 Cr).
Just like several sportspeople, she also makes a huge amount of fortune from her sponsorship deals. She has signed to a number of golfing accessories production companies & hence her income from sponsorship deals is reported at a seven-figure digit & She must be living a luxurious lifestyle.
Career
She become professional in May 2011 making her debut the following month at the Tenerife Ladies Match Play, an unofficial event on the LET schedule, where she finished second to Becky Brewerton. She also competed on the Ladies European Tour Access Series that season, winning the Murcia Ladies Open.
In the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2011 she finished tied 34th. She has earned a Priority List Category twenty for the 2012 LPGA Tour season and went on to finish third at the LET Final Qualifying School tournament later that month.
She played in nineteen tournaments. With two victories at the Deloitte Ladies Open and the China Suzhou Taihu Open and had ten additional top-10s finishes. Her efforts won her the LET Rookie of the Year award and she ended the season ranked second on the European Solheim Cup points list with total earnings of €251,289.95. ( INR 2.10 Cr).
She was the ladies’ winner of the 2019 AON Risk Reward Challenge & has collected the $1 million ( INR 7.39 Cr) prize.
Nearly 20 years of becoming Friends Mel Reid along with her partnered together at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational this week for the first time since the 2017 Solheim Cup. They also led through the morning wave Thursday at 10-under par after a second-round six-under 64 of four-ball.
She is happy to be reunited with her caddie Terry McNamara at the LPGA Drive On Championship.
Ranking
Position in Women’s World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Personal Life
The 32-year old Spanish golfer has been a highlight of the LPGA Tour and LET for a long time now. Her personal details are still kept secret & covered by her professional stature. As the curtains are yet to be drawn, the details of her relationship status are still unknown. So far, she is still not married and doesn’t have any children of her own.
To date, there aren’t any rumours of her possible relationship relationships and love affairs. 5 feet 8 inches /173 Cm tall, the 32-year old golfer has never been spotted getting cosy with anyone from the sports industry or anyone from outside. Enjoying an extreme level of success at this age is blessed with an athletic physical appearance she has thousands of die-hard followers. Many might be dying to date the lady, but as it appears, she is still in search of the perfect one.
FAQ
Q. What’s the Carlota Ciganda’s caddy?
Ans:- Her caddy name is Terry McNamara.
Q. What is the current Carlota Ciganda’s world ranking?
Ans:- Her current world ranking as per The Women’s World Golf Rankings is 46 in 2022.
Q. What is Carlota Ciganda’s Instagram?
Ans:- https://instagram.com/carlotagolf/
