September 25, 2023 – Ryo Hisatsune became the first Japanese player to win on Continental Europe in over 40 years as he claimed the Cazoo Open de France in stunning fashion. Team TaylorMade Athlete fired a brilliant bank nine of 30 consisting of seven threes to claim the trophy, his first win on DP World Tour.

The 21-year-old from Japan entered the final day four shots off the lead, but three birdies in four holes at the start of the back nine jumped him into a share of the lead, and he did not look back from there, finishing with a 5-under-par 66 to win by two.

Ryo had his TP5x golf ball on a string all week and gained +2.17 stokes approach vs the field average around a difficult golf course where your iron play has to be on form to contend. This was highlighted where with the help of his P·7MC irons, he hit 79% of greens in regulation all week.

He led the field in strokes gained total at +4.04, and also led the par-4 scoring average at 3.77, +0.34 vs the field average. Shot five birdies in the final round on the notoriously difficult back nine at Le Golf National.

After turning pro three years ago this is Ryo’s rookie year on Tour after gaining his card at Qualifying School last year. He finished second in his very first tournament of the season at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship and has subsequently added five more Top-10s before claiming his maiden win in France, moving him to 11th in the Race to Dubai Rankings.

What’s in the bag of Hisatsune? 

• Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10,5º)
• Fairway wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus 3 (15,0º)
• Irons: TaylorMade P7MC (4-PW)
• Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 (52º/SB); TaylorMade MG3 (56º/SB); TaylorMade MG4 (60º/TW)
• Putter: Odyssey Black Series iX 9
• Bola: TaylorMade TP5x