Celine Boutier Wins Nine-Hole-Playoff at the Maybank Championship

By Zack R., Team Titleist Staff On 30 October 2023 Balls Tour Clubs

LPGA Tour | Maybank Championship  

Ending a marathon nine-hole playoff, Celine Boutier stuck her Pro V1x golf ball to six feet and rolled in the birdie to earn her fourth LPGA win of the season and move to the top of the Rolex Player of the Year standings.

  • The Frenchwoman made eight birdies with no bogeys in regulation Sunday at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to card the lowest round of the day by two shots (64), forcing extra holes at 21 under.
  • After matching her opponent on the first eight extra holes, Boutier broke the deadlock with a dart on the par-3 15th. 
  • Boutier’s victory marks her sixth career LPGA title and third in three months, including her maiden major championship at the Amundi Evian Championship over the summer.  

ALISON LEE WINS IN RUNAWAY ON LET 

  • The LPGA’s Alison Lee (Pro V1) shot rounds of 61-61-65 to win her second LET title in runaway fashion, posting 29 under to break the previous 54-hole scoring record by five.
  • Lee, who opened the week with back-to-back 11-under 61’s, made seven birdies in her closing 65 to win by eight shots.
  • The 28-year-old went the entire week without making a bogey, becoming just the second player in LET history to win without giving up a shot. 

AMATEUR | Women's World Amateur Team Championship 

Team South Korea won the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship by four shots, posting 22 under for the week in Abu Dhabi.

  • Each of the three South Korean competitors played a Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf ball and 14 Titleist clubs, including TSR drivers and fairways, NEW T-Series irons, Vokey SM9 wedges and Scotty Cameron putters. 
  • The winner of the individual competition also gamed a Pro V1 golf ball on her way to posting 13 under for the week and leading Chinese Taipei to a runner-up team finish.  

KPGA | Backsong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open 

Titleist Brand Ambassador Jaewoong Eom posted 15 under for the week to earn his second career KPGA title by three shots.

  • Trusting his Pro V1x golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment – including TSR2 driver, NEW T200 utility and NEW T100 irons – Eom turned in rounds of 66-66-65-72 to clinch the victory.  

What’s in the Bag? | Jaewoong Eom

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSR2 10.0°
Fairway Metal: TSR2 15.0° and TSi2 18.0°
Irons: NEW T200 3 and NEW T100 4-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 52.08F, 58.08M
Putter: Scotty Cameron GOLO 6 tour prototype

SUNSHINE TOUR | SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya 

Titleist Brand Ambassador Martin Rohwer shot the best round of the day – a 6-under 65 – and won in a playoff to claim his third Sunshine Tour title.

  • Rohwer, playing a Pro V1 golf ball and full bag of Titleist equipment, made par on the par-3 18th three consecutive times to clinch the win. 

What’s in the Bag? | Martin Rohwer

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: TSR2 9.0°
Fairway Metal: TSR2 15.0°
Hybrid: TSi3 18.0°
Irons: NEW T100 4-9
Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.08M
Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo S5

CHINA TOUR | Hengdian International Golf Elite Pro-Am 

Titleist Brand Ambassador Linqiang Li made birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win for the fourth time this season.

  • Li trusted his Pro V1x golf ball and Titleist setup to four rounds of 68 or lower – 66-68-67-67 – and a 20-under total.  

What’s in the Bag? | Linqiang Li

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSR2 9.0°
Fairway Metal: TSR2 15.0°
Utility Iron: NEW T200 2
Irons: NEW T100 4-PW
Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 50°, 54°, 58°

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