Boutier captures LPGA Drive On title | The Express Tribune
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LOS ANGELES: Celine Boutier birdied the first playoff hole to edge Georgia Hall for the LPGA Drive On Championship title on Sunday at Superstition Mountain, Arizona. Boutier's third LPGA title is the most of any French golfer on the tour, surpassing Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli. "It's unbelievable," Boutier said. "I mean, I don't really know how to express it. Anne Marie is here today watching, and so I think it's very special. "I definitely feel like I was trying not to think about it just because it's so crazy to think that I'm making history in any way." Boutier had taken a one-stroke lead into the final round and carded a four-under par 68 to join Hall on 20-under 268. England's Hall had climbed up the leaderboard with a seven-under par 65 that featured an eagle at the par-five 13th and seven birdies. Hall had launched her day with back-to-back birdies at the first and second and birdied the