the french Celine Boutier the English lost Georgia Hall with a birdie on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the LPGA Drive-on Championship in Arizona. Boutier forced the playoff after a birdie on the 18th hole, par 5, to sign a card of 68 shots, four under par, equaling Hall (65) at 20 under and 268 total.
Finally the Spanish were caught. the malagueña Azahara Munoz finished tied for 39th with laps of 67, 70, 71 and 69 for 277 (-11) while the Navarrese Charlotte Ciganda It tied for 62nd with 67, 72, 71 and 70 for 280 (-8).
On the replay at the 18th hole, neither Boutier nor I Hall found the green on their second shots. Boutier, chipping from almost the same spot he played on the regulation hole, to the right of the green, left the ball five feet from the flag. Meanwhile, Hall sent his second shot into a greenside bunker, knocked the ball away from the pin and failed to convert his birdie attempt. Boutier had mixed feelings when facing Hall, a former teammate, in a tiebreaker. Solheim Cup. “It’s a bittersweet feeling because you obviously want to win, but at the same time I think she’s an incredible player. She’s a very good friend of mine,” said the gala.
With the victory, Boutier, 29, captured her third LPGA Tour title and became the winningest French player on the circuit, surpassing Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli. He previously won the ISPS Handa Vic Open in 2019 and the ShopRite Classic in 2021.
final classification
-20 Celine Boutier (Fra) 69 66 65 68
Georgia Hall (Eng) 68 67 68 65
-19 Ayaka Furue (Japan) 68 69 67 65
-18 Narin An (Cds) 67 67 69 67
-17 Ally Ewing (USA) 71 67 66 67
Jin-Young Ko (Cds) 70 65 68 68
-16 Charley Hull (Eng) 71 66 66 69
Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) 67 65 69 71
Stacy Lewis (USA) 68 68 69 67
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-11 Azahara Muñoz (Span/39th) 67 70 71 69
-8 Carlota Ciganda Esp/62º) 67 72 71 70
Source: La Verdad
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