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Celine Boutier birdied the first hole in a playoff with Georgia Hall to capture the LPGA Drive On Championship at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Apache Junction, Arizona.
Boutier also had to make birdie on the 18th to force a playoff, finishing her final round at 4-under 68, for a 20-under-par total. Hall shot a final round 7-under to finish with the lead, and then waited over an hour until Boutier caught her to force the playoff.
The win is Boutier’s third LPGA victory, making her the most successful french golfer in LPGA history.
Canada’s Maddie Szeryk had her best career finish on the LPGA tour, finishing tied for 7th.
The last 11 rounds for @celineboutier have been 🔥🔥🔥
Birdie like this shows why 💯
Insights by @KPMGGolf | #LPGAStats pic.twitter.com/aTWMFsaUxO
— LPGA (@LPGA) March 26, 2023
.@celineboutier‘s birdie putt on 18 to force a playoff! 👀 pic.twitter.com/oyjQULVoVj
— LPGA (@LPGA) March 27, 2023
The winning putt on the 73rd hole of the LPGA Drive On Championship!@celineboutier gets her third Tour win of her career! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/0l3Sn2mMla
— LPGA (@LPGA) March 27, 2023
La selfie ganadora de @celineboutier, campeona del @LPGA Drive On Championship. ⛳️🏆🤳📸 pic.twitter.com/Cc0Wp6UJmj
— Golf Channel LA (@GolfChannelLA) March 27, 2023
In the LPGA Golf Pool, Jose Rodriguez had the best week with 40 points.
Points for LPGA Drive On Championship
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celine Boutier | 15 |
| 2 | Georgia Hall | 10 |
| 3 | Ayaka Furue | 9 |
| 4 | Narin An | 8 |
| 5 | Ally Ewing | 7 |
| 5 | Jin Young Ko | 7 |
| 7 | Stacy Lewis | 5 |
| 7 | Hinako Shibuno | 5 |
| 7 | Charlie Hull | 5 |
| 7 | Lilia Vu | 5 |
| 7 | Maddie Szeryk | 5 |
| 7 | Hae Ran Ryu | 5 |
| 7 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 5 |
Here are the final round highlights from the LPGA’s Youtube page: