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Boutier forced a play-off by making a testy birdie putt at the par-5 18th to close out a four-under 68, matching Hall (65) at 20-under in the LPGA’s first full-field event of the season.<\/p>\n
Playing the 18th hole again, neither golfer found the green with their second shot of the play-off. Boutier, chipping from nearly the same spot as she did in regulation short and right of the green, pitched to about four feet.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Hall hit her second shot into a greenside bunker, blasted beyond the hole and failed to convert her birdie effort. That set the stage for Boutier’s winning birdie putt.<\/p>\n
With the victory, the 29-year-old Boutier claimed her third LPGA win and became the winningest French player on Tour, moving past Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli.<\/p>\n
She had previously won the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open and 2021 ShopRite Classic.<\/p>\n
After three birdie-filled rounds at Superstition Mountain Golf Club, the final round started with 17 players within three shots of the lead and stayed to form.<\/p>\n
Hall made the most of her fourth round, posting one of three seven-under par scores, including going six-under on the back nine to charge into the early lead.<\/p>\n
Japan’s Ayaka Furue closed with a 65 and finished third at 19-under.<\/p>\n
Na Rin An of South Korea was alone in fourth at 18-under with a closing 67, while American Ally Ewing (67) and South Korea’s Jin Young Ko (68) were another stroke back in fifth.<\/p>\n
Hannah Green, the only Australian to make the cut, shot a final-round 69 to finish at 10-under for a tie of 48th at the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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