{"id":24239,"date":"2014-10-05T20:15:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T18:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=24239"},"modified":"2014-10-05T20:15:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T18:15:32","slug":"ping-golf-whats-in-the-bag-of-azahara-munoz-winner-of-lacoste-ladies-open-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/ping-golf-whats-in-the-bag-of-azahara-munoz-winner-of-lacoste-ladies-open-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Ping \u2013 What\u2019s in the bag of Azahara Mu\u00f1oz, winner of Lacoste Ladies Open de France"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Azahara-Munos-Open-de-France-portada\"<\/a><\/p>\n

October 5, 2014 – Azahara Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>, from Spain, came from four strokes behind the overnight leader Maria Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> to retain her Lacoste Ladies Open de France<\/strong> title at Golf de Chantaco. Both Ping<\/strong><\/a> staff golfers, first and second tied at the final leaderboard, showed their best game throughout the week playing together with the brand\u2019s G30 driver<\/strong> and Ketsch putter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old from San Pedro de Alcantara, near Malaga, birdied the last two holes to end a stroke clear of Hern\u00e1ndez and Amy Boulden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Welsh Ladies European Tour rookie Boulden, playing in the penultimate group, set the target at 10 under par and watched as Hern\u00e1ndez missed her birdie putt before Mu\u00f1oz expertly sent her ball into the middle of the hole from three metres.<\/p>\n

\"Azahara-Munoz-open-de-France-2014\"<\/a>
\n\u201cI just love this place, you know. I\u2019ve been playing well all week but putts weren\u2019t dropping and when it came to the last two I knew I needed at least one birdie to go to the play-off,\u201d<\/em> said Azahara Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>. \u201cWhen I dropped that one at 17 I thought I had a really good chance and on 18 too, I just focused on hitting a good putt. Putts haven\u2019t dropped all week so I guess it was my time and I\u2019m just really happy. On 11, 12, 13 and 14 I made pretty good par putts and that kept me going and then three birdies in the last four.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mu\u00f1oz birdied the second, but slipped down the leader board with a double bogey on the third hole. She recovered with birdies on seven and nine before dropping another on the 10th hole. She began her birdie run with an up and down from beside the 15th green and then holed putts of 2.5 and 3 metres on the 17th and 18th holes respectively for a final round of 67 and a total of 11 under.<\/p>\n

\"Maria-Hernandez-Open-de-France\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Maria Hernandez<\/strong>, who led after each of the first three rounds, went to the turn in one under par with a three stroke cushion but made three bogeys on holes 10, 13 and 16. She said: \u201cI was hitting the ball consistent but not as close as the last few days and I missed three short putts and made three bogeys and didn\u2019t make any birdie putts.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s in Azahara\u2019s golf bag?<\/strong><\/p>\n