2007 Women’s Amateur: Carlota Ciganda wins at Alwoodley Golf Club

Carlota Ciganda won the 2007 Women’s Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, beating Anna Nordqvist 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 104th
Dates: 12 June 2007 to 16 June 2007
Course: Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Carlota Ciganda · age 17 · Spain
Champion's title: 1st Women’s Amateur title
Runner-up: Anna Nordqvist · age 20
Final: 4 & 3 (18-hole final)
Match-play field: 64
Losing semifinalists: Caroline Westrup and Rachel Bell
Stroke-play medalist: Carlota Ciganda (138)
Defending champion: Belén Mozo · did not play

What happened at the 2007 Women’s Amateur

Carlota Ciganda hit the pin and holed for a birdie 2 at the 9th to square the final with Anna Nordqvist.

Ciganda then won the 10th, 12th, 13th and 15th to finish it 4 and 3 with seven single putts.

Final, Carlota Ciganda v. Anna Nordqvist. Carlota Ciganda hit the pin and holed for a birdie 2 at the 9th to square, then won 4 and 3 with seven single putts.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 64.

The final, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Anna Nordqvist	4 & 3

Semifinals, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Caroline Westrup	5 & 4
Anna Nordqvist	def.	Rachel Bell	4 & 2

Quarterfinals, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Michele Thomson	2 up
Caroline Westrup	def.	Breanne Loucks	5 & 4
Anna Nordqvist	def.	Krystle Caithness	3 & 2
Rachel Bell	def.	Elizabeth Bennett	6 & 4

Round of 16, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Marta Silva	4 & 2
Michele Thomson	def.	Dewi Claire Schreefel	4 & 3
Breanne Loucks	def.	Emma Bennett	4 & 2
Caroline Westrup	def.	Marjet van der Graaff	5 & 4
Krystle Caithness	def.	Rachel Connor	2 & 1
Anna Nordqvist	def.	Karin Kinnerud	3 & 2
Rachel Bell	def.	Sahra Hassan	won on 21st hole
Elizabeth Bennett	def.	Kira Meixner	3 & 2

Round of 32, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Caroline Afonso	4 & 3
Marta Silva	def.	Audrey Riguelle	2 & 1
Dewi Claire Schreefel	def.	Laura Collin	5 & 4
Michele Thomson	def.	Stephanie Sherlock	6 & 5
Emma Bennett	def.	Deirdre Smith	2 & 1
Breanne Loucks	def.	Danielle Montgomery	5 & 3
Caroline Westrup	def.	Christel Boeljon	2 & 1
Marjet van der Graaff	def.	Hannah Burke	3 & 2
Krystle Caithness	def.	Valentine Derrey	4 & 2
Rachel Connor	def.	Tara Delaney	5 & 4
Karin Kinnerud	def.	Jenna Wilson	2 & 1
Anna Nordqvist	def.	Valerie Sternebeck	5 & 4
Rachel Bell	def.	Louise Kenney	4 & 2
Sahra Hassan	def.	Stacey Keating	won on 22nd hole
Elizabeth Bennett	def.	Sara Wilkstrom	2 & 1
Kira Meixner	def.	Azahara Muñoz	3 & 2

Round of 64, 2007 Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carlota Ciganda	def.	Kate Combes	6 & 4
Caroline Afonso	def.	Danielle McVeigh	2 & 1
Marta Silva	def.	Therese Karlsson	4 & 2
Audrey Riguelle	def.	Tamara Luccioli	2 & 1
Dewi Claire Schreefel	def.	Denise Becker	3 & 1
Laura Collin	def.	Emelie Alonso	2 & 1
Michele Thomson	def.	Hannah Barwood	6 & 5
Stephanie Sherlock	def.	Marian Riordan	4 & 3
Emma Bennett	def.	Benedicte Toumpsin	6 & 4
Deirdre Smith	def.	Roseanne Niven	3 & 2
Danielle Montgomery	def.	Pernilla Lindberg	2 & 1
Breanne Loucks	def.	Desiree Karlsson	won on 20th hole
Christel Boeljon	def.	Rachel Jennings	2 & 1
Caroline Westrup	def.	Claire Aitken	3 & 2
Hannah Burke	def.	Laura Murray	3 & 1
Marjet van der Graaff	def.	Melissa Reid	won on 19th hole
Krystle Caithness	def.	Jodi Ewart	2 & 1
Valentine Derrey	def.	Heather Macrae	3 & 2
Rachel Connor	def.	Stephanie Kirchmayr	4 & 3
Tara Delaney	def.	Georgina Dunn	4 & 3
Jenna Wilson	def.	Marion Bernard	2 up
Karin Kinnerud	def.	Florentyna Parker	won on 19th hole
Valerie Sternebeck	def.	Sally Watson	won on 20th hole
Anna Nordqvist	def.	Therese Nilsson	5 & 4
Rachel Bell	def.	Stephanie Evans	2 & 1
Louise Kenney	def.	Thea Hoffmeister	5 & 4
Stacey Keating	def.	Emma Duggleby	7 & 5
Sahra Hassan	def.	Nina Holleder	5 & 4
Sara Wilkstrom	def.	Chrisje De Vries	2 & 1
Elizabeth Bennett	def.	Rebecca Lee-Bentham	3 & 2
Kira Meixner	def.	Katharina Schallenberg	5 & 4
Azahara Muñoz	def.	Sue Kim	2 & 1

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through 20 October 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the R&A's own record is used.

Data: womens-amateur.json.