THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 14, 2024

Carlota Ciganda

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Carlota Ciganda after her first round at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. Really good round for you today. Just wondering if you could share a couple thoughts on the day.

CARLOTA CIGANDA: Yeah, started very solid. Started on 10. Started with birdie, which is always nice.

And then, yeah, my first nine holes played very solid. Hit pretty much every green and hit it pretty close. Yeah, it felt very easy those 5-under.

Then the back nine I still played pretty solid. I didn't hit as close and miss a couple greens, but I had my chances at the end.

And yeah, very happy with 4-under. I think it was a little windy so I think it's a good round today.

Q. I know you're just outside of the top 60 in the Race to the CME Globe. How big of a goal is it for you to finish in the top 60? Have you been thinking about it?

CARLOTA CIGANDA: Yeah, I think it's always a goal of mine to be in the top 60, for sure to play CME. I'm happy where I am. I'm just going to try to play my best and if I make it, good. If I don't, just knowing I've given my 100%, I think it's all good.

Yeah, of course I would love to have a good week first and play next week at CME.

Q. We were just looking, and I think you haven't missed a CME Group Tour Championship since 2012. Is it a really special event for you?

CARLOTA CIGANDA: I think getting to play CME is just you've been consist throughout the year. So I think -- I mean, I've been playing on Tour for 13 years now, couple in Europe and 10, 11 year.

So, yeah, it's just a lot of my consistency on Tour every year within the top 60, which is very good and something that you aim at the beginning of the year, to be in those top 50, top 60.

Yeah, very happy. Hopefully I can do the same.